12.3% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kurwongbah · State Electorate
Community Participation in Kurwongbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Kurwongbah provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a community where family care is a central part of daily life, though formal volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen to 12.3% since 2011, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.9% of people caring for children unpaid—one of the highest rates for its level. This sits alongside 22.1% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is higher than most areas.
12.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
A much higher share of the population than in most areas has served in the Defence Force, at 4.6%. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% of state electorate 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 Kurwongbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30042/kurwongbah/topic/community