27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smithlea · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Smithlea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Smithlea volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where many residents spend significant time on unpaid work and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Smithlea, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid childcare, which is 30.3%.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 community 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 Smithlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32580/smithlea/topic/community