32.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Riverleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap separates Riverleigh from the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. Nearly 33% of people here volunteer their time, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This makes the area stand out for its exceptionally high level of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.9% of residents are volunteers. This is far above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is common here, with 27.8% of people doing so unpaid, which is a little above the state average. However, the 15.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in Riverleigh has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Riverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32439/riverleigh/topic/community