Tansey · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Tansey

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly 29% of people in Tansey spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is a significantly higher figure than the state or national average. While many residents contribute to the community through volunteering, few have served in the Defence Force.

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📍 Tansey, Suburb / Locality

Where Tansey sits — Volunteers

17.5% ▼ -50.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tansey — lower than 53% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Tansey17.5%
4601, QLD 22.7%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.

17.5% ▼ -50.9%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.6%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 28.6% of residents spend significant time on housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—far fewer people provide unpaid care for children compared to most other areas.

11.9% ▼ -7.0%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

21.4% ▼ -30.4%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

28.6% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 37.4%
  • 2021: 28.6%

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.

No one in Tansey has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Tansey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32744/tansey/topic/community