21.3% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Diamantina · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Diamantina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Diamantina volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in the rest of the country. While volunteering remains high, the area has seen a sharp drop in people providing unpaid care and housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is still higher than most areas, although the rate fell 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 1.7% of people providing care and 12.3% caring for children. These figures are well below the national averages and have both fallen since 2011.
1.7% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.3% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.5% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 in Diamantina than in other areas, with 1.7% of the population having served. This is a little below the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
1.7%
Lower than 85% 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 Diamantina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32750/diamantina/topic/community