13.7% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Summerholm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Summerholm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people than usual provide unpaid care in Summerholm, with 32.9% caring for children. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure and highlights a strong focus on family responsibilities in the area. Daily life here is often shaped by these caregiving roles and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian totals.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents spend significant time on home duties, with 25.2% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 12.1% of people provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.1% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. Around 6.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Summerholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32688/summerholm/topic/community