17.2% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tamborine - Canungra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tamborine - Canungra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of residents in Tamborine - Canungra volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This commitment to helping others is a standout feature of the area, even though volunteering rates have fallen since 2011. The region also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of people pitching in, a rate well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 23.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle a heavy load of unpaid work, with 27.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is also more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.3% of people.
13.3% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
A notable 5.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Tamborine - Canungra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309041242/tamborine-canungra/topic/community