20.4% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Theodore · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Theodore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Theodore volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong level of community contribution defines the local area, where 20.4% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers in Theodore rose to 20.4% in 2021, up 3.5 points since 2011. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people are providing unpaid care here than in most areas. Those caring for children unpaid fell to 22.1%, while the share of people providing general unpaid care dropped to 9.5%.
9.5% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
About 4.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 62% 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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322120/theodore/topic/community