11.9% ▼ -66.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greenmount · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Greenmount
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A steep decline in volunteering is the most striking trend in Greenmount (L), where only 11.9% of people now give their time. While community volunteering has dropped, the area sees a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care and looking after children compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 23 points to just 11.9%. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a priority here, with 31.7% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Unpaid care for others is also higher than most areas at 14.8%, while 24.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Only 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 74% 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 Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321049/greenmount/topic/community