25.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Warrego · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Warrego
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people give their time to others in Upper Warrego than in most similar areas. One in four residents volunteers, a figure that is far above the national rate of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than elsewhere.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a major part of local life, with 25.8% of people pitching in. This is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 32.3% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home activity sits alongside a higher-than-usual 16.1% of people providing unpaid care and 29% caring for children.
16.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
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 well below the Queensland rate 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 Warrego [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32919/upper-warrego/topic/community