29.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Talgai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Talgai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 30% of people in Talgai volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to help others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.5% of residents are volunteers, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 17% of people doing so. Meanwhile, 26.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
17.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen in Queensland.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32723/talgai/topic/community