35.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Gums · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Gums
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a core part of life in The Gums, where 35% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking it as one of the most active areas for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35% of residents in The Gums volunteer their time, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 30.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Overall, 13.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care, slightly higher than the national average.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32793/the-gums/topic/community