35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Glen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Glen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in The Glen than in the rest of the country. While 14.1% of Australians volunteer, that figure jumps to 35.7% here, making it one of the most active areas for community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national rate of 26.3% at 0.0%, yet those providing other types of unpaid care are a little above the national average at 14.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 20.0% of the population, which is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
20.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32792/the-glen/topic/community