11.0% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ooralea - Bakers Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ooralea - Bakers Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11% of people in Ooralea - Bakers Creek volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While many residents are busy with family duties, the area has a lower rate of community volunteering and defence service compared to most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011 to 11%. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.4% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. However, the 10% who provide other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.0% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower 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 Ooralea - Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021350/ooralea-bakers-creek/topic/community