19.6% —
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tablelands · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Tablelands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Tablelands volunteer than in other areas, with 19.6% giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across Queensland and Australia. While community spirit is strong, the number of local volunteers has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the national and state figures of 14.1%. However, this rate has dropped from 24.1% in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13% of people providing care and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework—both figures are well above the national average. In contrast, the 21.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% national figure.
13.0% —
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 4.8% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 90% 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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36820/tablelands/topic/community