10.1% ▼ -20.8%
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.
Hope Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hope Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in Hope Island compared to most similar areas. Only 10.1% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This reflects a general trend across the area where unpaid community and family support is less common than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.1% of people helping out. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 21.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure. While unpaid care for others has risen to 10.1%, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the Queensland average at 21.0%.
10.1% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071253/hope-island/topic/community