9.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rush Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rush Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Rush Creek stands out from similar areas for its high rates of unpaid work and military service. While only 9.2% of people volunteer, a striking 7.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 9.2%, the rate is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Rush Creek, where 30.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. This goes along with a higher than usual 14.5% of people providing unpaid care.
14.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 very common here, with 7.8% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.8%
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 Rush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32496/rush-creek/topic/community