Volunteering is slightly lower in Baffle Creek, Deepwater and Rules Beach with 67 (14.2 per cent) people aged 15 years and over providing volunteer services. This compares to 16.2 per cent for the Gladstone Region.

The numbers for 2016 and 2021 cannot be compared accurately across age brackets as the Census data is not detailed across all communities, this is likely due to the low numbers of respondents and the size of the community.

High level data shows there has been an increase of seven people volunteering in Deepwater, Rules Beach and Baffle Creek.

There are currently eight active community groups in the area, four community sporting groups and two large community events, the Baffle Creek Family Fishing Competition and the Baffle Creek Car and Bike Muster.