46.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tuckerang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tuckerang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 46.2% of people volunteer in Tuckerang, a rate far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly half the population volunteers here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and 32 points higher than the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 37.2% of people helping out, far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 25.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 9.0% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
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, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tuckerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32879/tuckerang/topic/community