19.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southern Cross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Southern Cross volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community sees high levels of unpaid work and service, with many residents contributing their time to family and the broader public.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% recorded across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major priority in the area, as 32.5% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This aligns with a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework each week, at 26.1%.
12.9% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32608/southern-cross/topic/community