16.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Veresdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Veresdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and care roles have remained steady in Veresdale, where 16.6% of residents give their time to help others. The area is defined by a strong commitment to unpaid work, particularly in supporting family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people in Veresdale volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing support—well above the state figure of 11.5%. This is driven by those caring for children, which is higher than most areas at 29.3%.
14.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 Veresdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32935/veresdale/topic/community