12.4% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cape York · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cape York
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 3.6% of people in Cape York have served in the Defence Force. This stands out in a region where other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and unpaid care, have generally fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has declined here, with 12.4% of people helping out, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a 4.1 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas, with only 7.7% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also well below the national rate.
7.7% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 3.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Cape York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011396/cape-york/topic/community