21.4% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Gap
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people in The Gap give their time to others compared to the state average. Over 21% of residents volunteer, while more than 34% provide unpaid childcare, both figures sitting well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, with 34.9% caring for children and 26.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above state levels. About 13.3% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32790/the-gap/topic/community