11.4% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gracemere · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gracemere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent their time volunteering in Gracemere since 2011, while more are caring for children. This shift is seen in the 11.4% of residents who now volunteer, which is a 10 point drop over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers in Gracemere has fallen to 11.4%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 35.4% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.6% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, and 21.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
About 2.8% of the population in Gracemere has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre 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 Gracemere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313005/gracemere/topic/community