19.9% —
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamborine Mountain · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tamborine Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 20% of people in Tamborine Mountain volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a key feature of the area, despite a small drop in volunteers since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is higher than most similar areas, though it fell by 3.9 percentage points since the last census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 28.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. While the number of people providing unpaid care rose to 13.6%, those caring for children unpaid fell 11 percentage points to 24.0% since 2016.
13.6% —
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A higher share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force. At 4.4%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.4%
Higher than 68% 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 Tamborine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314022/tamborine-mountain/topic/community