16.5% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Daintree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Daintree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving time to others is a common part of life in Daintree, where 16.5% of people volunteer. While this is higher than the national figure, the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is a drop from 22.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (24.8%) compared to the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 22.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.7% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 Force veterans make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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).
More for Daintree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041164/daintree/topic/community