18.4% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central Highlands · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Central Highlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare than most areas mark the community profile of Central Highlands (Qld). While 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, the region also sees a strong volunteer spirit, with 18.4% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this has fallen from 23.9% in 2011 to 18.4% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. However, the 8.3% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.3% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 less common here than in many other places, with 2.4% of residents having served, slightly below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower 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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32270/central-highlands/topic/community