3.7% ▼ -74.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cherbourg · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cherbourg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 41.9% of people in Cherbourg provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While few residents volunteer for organisations, there is a strong trend of people contributing significant unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 3.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far below the Queensland average and has fallen 11 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.7% of people providing care and 24.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures.
14.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 uncommon in Cherbourg, where 0.8% of residents have served, a rate that is well below the Queensland average.
0.8%
Lower than 99% 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 Cherbourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32330/cherbourg/topic/community