14.7% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cassowary Coast · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cassowary Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 3.5% of people in Cassowary Coast have served in the Defence Force. While military service is common, volunteering has fallen since 2011 and fewer people are providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of the community volunteers, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This represents a drop of 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas, sitting well below the national figure at 21.7%. Meanwhile, 12.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the typical Australian home.
12.0% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
The 3.5% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a higher rate than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages.
3.5%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) 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 Cassowary Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32260/cassowary-coast/topic/community