24.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Towen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Towen Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer here than in most similar areas. Towen Mountain shows a strong commitment to community and family support, with 24.9% of residents volunteering and a high number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Towen Mountain, with 24.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, as 31% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 17.1% provide unpaid care—well above the national 11.9%—the 22.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%.
17.1% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Towen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32863/towen-mountain/topic/community