19.1% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chinchilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chinchilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Chinchilla volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong local commitment to community work stands out as the most prominent feature of participation in the area, despite a drop in volunteers since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, with 19.1% of residents helping out. This is 5 percentage points higher than both the Queensland and Australian figures, though the rate fell 10 points from 29.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework are both around the middle for this level, with 27.0% of people caring for kids and 21.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, the 9.9% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.9% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011172/chinchilla/topic/community