16.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sloping Hummock · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sloping Hummock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Sloping Hummock is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with 16.5% of people volunteering. While this is a little above the national figure, the area is especially notable for its high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is down from 2011, when the rate was 19.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a significant part of life here, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the share of people providing unpaid childcare has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 23.1%, which is well below the national average.
12.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 much higher share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.4%, this is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.4%
Higher than 82% 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 Sloping Hummock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321094/sloping-hummock/topic/community