10.8% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Churchill - Yamanto · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Churchill - Yamanto
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Churchill - Yamanto involves a high level of unpaid care, with 32.2% of people looking after children. While many residents support their families, the area has a much lower rate of volunteering than most other places. This community also has a very strong connection to the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.8% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a drop of 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents provide unpaid care; 32.2% look after children, which is well above the Queensland figure of 26.5%. Those providing any kind of unpaid care make up 13.7% of the population, a little above the national average.
13.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Military service is very common here, with 9.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and among the highest rates for similar areas.
9.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Churchill - Yamanto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031285/churchill-yamanto/topic/community