44.2% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Springvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 44.2% of people in Springvale volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This far exceeds the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local involvement is a standout feature of the area's community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44.2% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 32.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly and 32.6% provide unpaid childcare, both far above national figures. However, only 7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national average.
7.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 residents in this area have served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Springvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32634/springvale/topic/community