7.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rules Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rules Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 23% of people provide unpaid care in Rules Beach, which is far above the national figure. While many residents support others, the area has a very low rate of volunteering and very few people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 23.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is far above the Queensland figure of 11.5%. In contrast, those doing unpaid housework or caring for children are far fewer than in most other areas.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.6% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 8.0% of people having served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
8.0%
Higher than 91% 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 Rules Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32489/rules-beach/topic/community