17.1% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tallegalla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tallegalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of military service stands out in Tallegalla, where 8.8% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure. The area also shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of residents in Tallegalla volunteer, which is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do a lot of unpaid work, with 27% doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide unpaid care, slightly more than the national 11.9%, while child care is a little below the national figure at 23.9%.
13.3% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 8.8% of the population. This is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.8%
Higher than 93% 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 Tallegalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32727/tallegalla/topic/community