11.5% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clear Island Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Clear Island Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap in volunteer rates defines Clear Island Waters, where only 11.5% of people give their time to unpaid work. This is lower than both the state and national figures. While community volunteering has fallen since 2011, the area has a higher-than-average number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than most areas at 11.5%, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 15.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 22.7%, while 10.5% of people provide other forms of unpaid care. Meanwhile, 22.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
10.5% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.3%, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 64% 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 Clear Island Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081259/clear-island-waters/topic/community