4.1% ▼ -62.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Napranum · Council (LGA)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 4.1% of people in Napranum volunteered in the last year, a figure that is well below the national average. This represents a significant drop in community volunteering since 2011. While unpaid childcare remains common, other forms of unpaid care and housework have seen a steep decline.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Napranum is among the lowest for similar areas. At 4.1%, it is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, and has fallen 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
4.1% ▼ -62.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 27.7%, which is a little above the national figure. However, other unpaid roles have plummeted since 2011, with only 5.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 6.2% providing other unpaid care.
6.2% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -47.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.9% ▼ -89.3%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 3.2% of Napranum residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 3.9% for Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
3.2%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Napranum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35670/napranum/topic/community