15.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cloncurry · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cloncurry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Cloncurry have volunteered their time since 2011, though participation remains slightly above the national figure. While 15.5% of residents volunteer, other forms of community work like unpaid care are much less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 19.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here; only 6.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below the national figure at 16.2%, while 23.8% care for children unpaid.
6.8% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the 3.9% in Queensland and 2.8% across Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32450/cloncurry/topic/community