25.5% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Samford Village · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Samford Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines daily life in Samford Village, where over a quarter of residents volunteer. This commitment to others is matched by high levels of unpaid care and a notable history of military service within the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 25.5% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national and state figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This reflects a broader trend of care in the area, as 31.1% look after children and 16.7% provide other unpaid care, both figures being much higher than in most other places.
16.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 6% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321090/samford-village/topic/community