16.9% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Placid Hills · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Placid Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of residents in Placid Hills (L) have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. While many people still contribute to their community through unpaid work, the number of local volunteers has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 31.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common, with 27.7% of people providing this support, though this is down from 51.8% in 2011. Meanwhile, 24.0% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.1% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -46.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.5% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 70% 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 Placid Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322098/placid-hills/topic/community