3.0% ▼ -81.8%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kowanyama · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kowanyama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 3.0% of people in Kowanyama volunteer, which is far below the national figure and a steep drop from previous years. This suggests a significant shift in how the community participates in unpaid activities. While formal volunteering is low, a large number of residents are heavily involved in home and family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Kowanyama is among the lowest for similar areas, falling 14 points since 2011 to just 3.0%. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very high at 34.0%, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 23.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though providing general unpaid care is well below the state average at 4.5%.
4.5% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and roughly the same as the Australian average.
2.3%
Lower than 72% 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 Kowanyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34420/kowanyama/topic/community