24.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paroo · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Paroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Paroo than in most other areas, with nearly a quarter of the population giving their time. While community spirit is high, the area has lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1%. This strong level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Rates of unpaid work are much lower here than in most areas. Only 22.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the Queensland figure of 26.5%, and housework levels have also fallen since 2011.
9.8% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 Paroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35800/paroo/topic/community