16.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Talwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Talwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in South Talwood is marked by a strong focus on family, with 42.5% of people caring for children unpaid. This is far above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas. While family care is common, other forms of community support and service are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While many people provide unpaid childcare, only 6.8% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure well below the national average of 11.9%. Additionally, 19.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
6.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 South Talwood has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the state average 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 South Talwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32600/south-talwood/topic/community