4.7% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palm Island · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Palm Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have taken on unpaid roles in Palm Island since 2011. While a high 33% of residents still care for children without pay, volunteering and general unpaid care have both declined over the last decade. This reflects a broader trend of dropping community participation across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for any similar area and has fallen 3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common, with 33% of people doing so unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, this is offset by very low rates of housework and general unpaid care, both of which are far below the state and national averages.
11.1% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.3% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.4%, this is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.4%
Lower than 91% 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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35790/palm-island/topic/community