15.3% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Gladstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in West Gladstone have stepped up to serve in the Defence Force, which stands out as the most striking local trend. While volunteering is slightly more common here than in the state or national figures, other forms of unpaid care and housework are less frequent than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, with 11.2% of people providing care. This is about the same as the national figure, as are the 20.3% who do 15 or more hours of housework and the 24.6% who care for children unpaid.
11.2% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 here than in most areas, with 3.4% of people having served. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33035/west-gladstone/topic/community