17.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kuranda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kuranda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Kuranda volunteer their time than in most similar areas. While 17.7% of residents help out in their community, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is seen alongside higher rates of people doing significant unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, though the share of people who help out fell 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.7%. This remains well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher share of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework (26.1%) compared to the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national average at 23.8%, and those providing general unpaid care sit around the middle for similar areas at 12.4%.
12.4% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 in Kuranda than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051168/kuranda/topic/community