23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Pilton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Pilton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of Upper Pilton residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. The community is highly active in supporting others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid caregiving compared to most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.5% of people helping out, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, with 16.2% of people providing care and 33.8% caring for children, both well above the national figures. However, the 13.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national average of 20.7%.
16.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 uncommon in this area, with 0.0% of people having served, which is well below the state figure 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 Upper Pilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32915/upper-pilton/topic/community