23.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shannonvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shannonvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Shannonvale volunteer their time, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This reflects a community where many residents are active in helping others and taking on unpaid roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.2% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% figure for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant commitment here, with 29.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 28.0% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the Queensland average.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 29.9%
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, a result that is lower than most areas and well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
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 Shannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32545/shannonvale/topic/community