16.0% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wide Bay · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Wide Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people contribute their time to the community in Wide Bay than in most similar areas. While 16% of residents volunteer, a striking 25.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16% of people helping out. This is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, though it has fallen 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 13.6% of people involved. This stands in contrast to childcare, where the 21.8% rate is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 96% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. Around 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED329/wide-bay/topic/community