14.1% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Douglas · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Port Douglas
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Port Douglas than in most other similar areas. While volunteering is typical for the region, the rates of people caring for children or doing heavy housework are much lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 18.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.7% of people providing it, well below the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with other care roles, as the 15.9% of people caring for children is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
6.7% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 less common than in most areas, with 2.1% of residents having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041165/port-douglas/topic/community