13.1% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Herbert · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Herbert
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people in Herbert have served in the Defence Force compared to the rest of the country. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement are lower than usual. Only 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is a decline from previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Herbert have fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. At 13.1%, this is lower than most similar areas and sits slightly below the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 27.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are less common here than in most other places.
11.1% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 very prominent in Herbert, where 8.9% of people have served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and more than double the national figure of 2.8%.
8.9%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate 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 Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED315/herbert/topic/community