15.4% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Caves · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Caves
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in The Caves involves a high level of unpaid support, with 30.3% of people caring for children without pay. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as a place where family and care duties are very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people in The Caves volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 15% of people provide unpaid care and 27% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figure.
15.0% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 The Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32785/the-caves/topic/community