26.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Silverdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Silverdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people get involved in their community in Silverdale than in most similar areas. A striking 26.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement extends to unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.1% of people giving their time. This is 12 percentage points higher than the figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are prominent, as 18.5% provide unpaid care and 31.5% look after children unpaid, both well above national levels. However, the 19.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the Australian average of 20.7%.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most areas, with 8.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32568/silverdale/topic/community