12.0% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cairns City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cairns City
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011 in Cairns City, where only 12% of people now give their time to unpaid work. This area sees far fewer people providing unpaid care for children or the elderly compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the national figure and 2 points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere; only 12.5% of people care for children unpaid and 10% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are far below state and national levels.
6.2% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
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.
A higher share of people in this area have served in the Defence Force than in most similar places, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher than 69% 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 Cairns City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021145/cairns-city/topic/community