16.8% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Noosa Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Noosa Hinterland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Noosa Hinterland perform 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community with high levels of home-based activity and a strong history of service. Residents are more likely to volunteer or have served in the Defence Force than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this represents a drop of 5.6 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.4% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. While 24.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—slightly below the state average—a high 29.4% do significant unpaid housework.
13.4% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is much higher than most other areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Noosa Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316081549/noosa-hinterland/topic/community