11.7% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Trinity Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Trinity Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.9% of people in Trinity Park provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. The area has a small number of volunteers and a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The high rate of unpaid childcare is a standout, yet 9.0% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 20.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.0% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than elsewhere, with 4.5% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Trinity Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32873/trinity-park/topic/community