6.6% ▼ -65.7%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pormpuraaw · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Pormpuraaw
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp decline in volunteering has marked the local landscape in Pormpuraaw since 2011. While only 6.6% of people now volunteer, there is a very strong focus on family and home duties. Many residents spend a significant amount of their time providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Pormpuraaw has fallen 13 points since 2011 to just 6.6%. This is well below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%, placing the area among the lowest for this activity.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 46.3% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This trend is seen in other care roles too, as the 20.6% who provide unpaid care is well above the Australian average.
20.6% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.0% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.3% ▲ +81.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 46.3%
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 little above the state average, 6.2% of people in Pormpuraaw have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36070/pormpuraaw/topic/community