15.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
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Community Participation in The Leap
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in The Leap has shifted over the last decade, with a notable rise in the proportion of people managing unpaid housework. Now, 26.7% of residents handle 15 or more hours of home tasks weekly, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.2% of people caring for children and 26.7% doing heavy housework, both of which are higher than most areas. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 10.7%, a little below the national figure.
10.7% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Leap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32797/the-leap/topic/community