25.5% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Samford Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Samford Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Samford Village volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community shows a strong pattern of giving their time, whether through formal volunteering, helping family members, or serving in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.5% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 31.1% of residents caring for children and 16.7% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above national figures. Additionally, 30.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate much higher than most areas.
16.7% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 6.0% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32506/samford-village/topic/community