15.6% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rubyvale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Rubyvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people who served in the Defence Force live in Rubyvale compared to most similar areas. While 5.5% of residents have served, the number of people providing unpaid childcare has dropped sharply since 2011. This suggests a shifting community where traditional care roles are becoming less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 9.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 35 point drop since 2011. Meanwhile, 24.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the 20.7% national average.
13.5% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.9% ▼ -78.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Rubyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321089/rubyvale/topic/community