15.2% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamilton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hamilton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid child care in Hamilton than in most other areas, with only 18.1% of residents doing so. This low rate of home-based care is a standout feature of the community's social profile. Other participation levels, such as volunteering and defence service, sit closer to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in the rest of Queensland or Australia, with 15.2% of people helping out. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 20.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home is much lower than the national figure, with only 14.7% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. General unpaid care is also lower than most areas at 9.5%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031124/hamilton/topic/community