10.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Labrador · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Labrador
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Labrador spend their free time on unpaid work or volunteering compared to other parts of the country. Just 10.1% of the population volunteers, which is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than most areas, with only 10.1% of people helping out. This is 4 percentage points below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children and housework is much lower here than in most areas, falling well below both state and national figures. However, the 10.9% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the national average.
10.9% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
About 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Labrador [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031238/labrador/topic/community