16.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gympie · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Gympie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in Gympie since 2011, with the rate dropping from 22.2% to 16.0%. While this is still a little above the national figure, it reflects a broader shift in how people spend their spare time. Other forms of unpaid support, like caring for others, remain more common here than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing other unpaid care is also more frequent than in most areas, affecting 14.4% of residents, though the 22.5% who care for children is well below the state average.
14.4% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Gympie have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.6% of the population having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33620/gympie/topic/community