36.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people volunteer in Southwood, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. It is a place where many residents contribute their time through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.2% of people giving their time. This is 22 percentage points higher than in both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children unpaid is very common at 38.3%, which is far above the national figure. While 23.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 6.4% provide other unpaid care, a rate well below the state and national figures.
6.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 common here than in most areas. About 9.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.4%
Higher than 94% 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 Southwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32613/southwood/topic/community