24.1% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northern Highlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines Northern Highlands, where nearly one in four people volunteer. While this remains far above the national figure, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Most of the community's daily activity revolves around these unpaid contributions and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 21.3% of people caring for children and 17.1% doing heavy housework, both of which are well below national figures.
9.1% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
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.
Defence service is less common than in most areas, with 2.2% of residents having served, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Northern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021407/northern-highlands/topic/community