15.7% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pine Rivers · State Electorate
Community Participation in Pine Rivers
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care define Pine Rivers compared to similar areas. A striking 31.8% of people here provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. These figures show a community that is heavily involved in supporting both their families and their neighbours.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Pine Rivers volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is higher than most similar areas, although the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.8% of people caring for children and 24.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average and have risen since 2011, alongside a rise in the 13.0% of people providing other unpaid care.
13.0% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 similar areas, with 5.6% of the population having served. This is a little above the 3.9% for Queensland and the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Pine Rivers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30069/pine-rivers/topic/community