Tregony · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Tregony

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Half of all residents in Tregony do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a community with very high levels of unpaid work and volunteering. Most people here are active in supporting their families and local area.

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📍 Tregony, Suburb / Locality

Where Tregony sits — Volunteers

26.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tregony — higher than 80% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Tregony26.9%
4370, QLD 17.7%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 26.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.

26.9%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Childcare is a major focus, as 30.8% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the national figure. While half the population spends significant time on housework, no one in the area reported providing other forms of unpaid care.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

30.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 50.0%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.

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 Tregony [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32871/tregony/topic/community