47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Storm King · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Storm King
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Storm King volunteer their time, putting the area among the highest for community involvement. This spirit of helping others is reflected across the board, from local volunteering to a high rate of unpaid care and service to the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 47.8% of people helping out. 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 a major part of life in Storm King, where 44.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 18.5% provide unpaid care—well above the national average—the proportion of people caring for children is 22.8%, which is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
44.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 44.6%
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.
A larger proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.8%, this is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Storm King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32674/storm-king/topic/community