15.2% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Gladstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap exists between South Gladstone and the rest of the country in community involvement. While 15.2% of people volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas despite being a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 25.6% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than most areas at 19.1%.
11.7% ▲ +60.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 South Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32589/south-gladstone/topic/community