12.4% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Airlie - Whitsundays · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Airlie - Whitsundays
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care or housework in Airlie - Whitsundays compared to the rest of the state. While 6.4% of residents provide unpaid care, this is well below the Queensland figure of 11.5%. The area also sees lower levels of volunteering and childcare tasks than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 14.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 21.1% of people caring for children and 15.4% doing over 15 hours of housework. Both figures are well below those for Queensland and Australia.
6.4% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Airlie - Whitsundays [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312031359/airlie-whitsundays/topic/community