17.5% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gladstone Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gladstone Hinterland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to the community in Gladstone Hinterland than in most similar areas. A striking 32.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people helping out, though this is 3.8 percentage points lower than in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, as 26.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This aligns with the high rate of people caring for children unpaid, which is much higher than most other areas.
12.2% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 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 here than in most similar areas, with 3.2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Gladstone Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051535/gladstone-hinterland/topic/community