19.3% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Verrierdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Verrierdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of unpaid work defines daily life in Verrierdale, where residents are far more likely to handle heavy housework than those in other areas. About 19.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Verrierdale, with 19.3% of residents giving their time, a figure well above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 31.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.2% provide unpaid care and 25.3% care for children, both of which are about the same as state and national levels.
12.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 more common in Verrierdale than in most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Verrierdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32938/verrierdale/topic/community