15.8% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shirbourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shirbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A very high rate of unpaid childcare defines the community spirit in Shirbourne. While some activities like volunteering remain steady, the area stands out for the large number of people managing family duties and housework at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 39.5% of people caring for children unpaid—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a high 26.3% of people doing over 15 hours of housework, though no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
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, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
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 Shirbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32555/shirbourne/topic/community