10.8% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taromeo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Taromeo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Taromeo volunteer their time, but many take on significant unpaid roles at home. While only 10.8% of people volunteer, a high proportion of the community provides unpaid care and housework, and there is a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people in Taromeo volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% recorded across Queensland and Australia, and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 16.1% providing unpaid care, both far above national figures. In contrast, the 17.4% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas, at 6.5%, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Taromeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32753/taromeo/topic/community