16.5% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tully · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 16.5% of people in Tully volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. While community spirit remains higher than in most areas, the number of people volunteering has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, a rate that is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to most areas, at 20.2%, while 23.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.3% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Tully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031161/tully/topic/community