21.0% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tambo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tambo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure of 14.1%, more than one in five people in Tambo volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement stands out against state and national trends. It is also a place where a significantly higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of participation is higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are fewer here than in most areas, with 10.9% of residents doing so. This includes a lower proportion of people caring for children unpaid (22.1%) compared to the state's 26.5%.
10.9% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6%, this is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little above Queensland's 3.9%.
6.0%
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 Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32730/tambo/topic/community