15.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Gladstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in West Gladstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in local volunteering has marked the recent years in West Gladstone, where 15.2% of people now give their time to help others. While this rate remains a little above the national figure, it has dropped by 4.1 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, though it fell from 19.3% in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is lower than most areas, with 11.1% of people providing care and 24.7% looking after children. Around 20.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
11.1% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most areas and sits about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.4%
Higher than 66% 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 West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051539/west-gladstone/topic/community