25.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Swan Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the people in Swan Creek spend their time volunteering, which is far above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, both through formal volunteer roles and by providing unpaid care to those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.5% of people providing care and 30.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. However, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
16.5% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas, with 6.3% of residents having served, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Swan Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32706/swan-creek/topic/community