11.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tuan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tuan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Tuan has seen a shift over the last decade, with a small number of residents now dedicating time to unpaid work. While 17.3% of the population provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, fewer people here volunteer compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Tuan volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid home duties are very common here, with 31.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the Queensland average of 20.7%. While 17.3% provide some form of unpaid care, the proportion of people caring for children is among the lowest at this level at just 8.7%.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.7% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 high number of residents have a military background, with 8.7% having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
8.7%
Higher than 93% 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 Tuan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32876/tuan/topic/community