27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roundstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Roundstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Roundstone than in most similar areas. A striking 27.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping others extends to unpaid care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care in Roundstone than in most areas, including 14.9% who care for others and 29.8% who look after children. However, those spending 15 or more hours on housework are much fewer than usual at 19.1%.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Roundstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32485/roundstone/topic/community