11.5% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cue · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cue
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in Cue have served in the Defence Force, with 5.6% of the population having this experience. Other forms of community involvement are much lower than usual, particularly regarding unpaid care and volunteering. These figures have all trended downwards over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people in Cue volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011 and is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are far less common here than in other regions. Just 4.8% of people care for children unpaid, and only 2.4% provide other unpaid care, both of which are among the lowest figures at this level.
2.4% ▼ -58.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
4.8% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.0% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 5.6% of people in Cue have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas and is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 96% 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 Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52380/cue/topic/community