20.4% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Theodore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Theodore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.4% of people in Theodore volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where local participation is much stronger than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people volunteer here, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia. This level of involvement is higher than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here compared to most areas, with only 9.5% doing so. This includes a much lower rate of people caring for children unpaid, at 22.1%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.5% ▲ +108.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.0%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32807/theodore/topic/community