19.5% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Western Downs · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Western Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Western Downs volunteer, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. While this level of community spirit remains strong, the proportion of residents giving their time has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is higher than most other areas, although the rate fell by 6.3 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 25.9% of people caring for children, a figure about the same as the state and national levels. Around 22.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Western Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37310/western-downs/topic/community