13.4% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gatton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gatton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shrinking number of locals are giving their time to community activities in Gatton. While the typical volunteer rate is now about the same as the national figure, there has been a sharp decline in people helping out over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.4% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as across Queensland and Australia. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 21.9% of residents were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 20.7% of people caring for children and 17.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the national average and have fallen since 2011.
10.0% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland average.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Gatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011448/gatton/topic/community