16.3% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Samsonvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and support in Samsonvale than in the typical Queensland community. About 31.5% of residents care for children without pay, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than across the country, with 16.3% of residents giving their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of local life, as 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, and 13.2% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
13.2% ▲ +103.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Samsonvale have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, sitting at 4.6%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/community