12.3% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thulimbah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Thulimbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Thulimbah provide unpaid care for others, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While a small number of residents volunteer, the community is marked by a high rate of people managing housework and caring roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and sits a little below both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.5% of people providing care and 26.5% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national average. However, the 18.5% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
17.5% ▲ +96.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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).
More for Thulimbah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Thulimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32821/thulimbah/topic/community