14.7% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ingham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have been volunteering in Ingham since 2011, as the rate dropped 6.3 percentage points to 14.7%. While some types of community contribution have dipped, other forms of unpaid care and military service remain prominent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a notable decline from 2011, when 21.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.5%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, more people provide general unpaid care (13.2%) or spend 15 or more hours a week on housework (22.4%) compared to most of the country.
13.2% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 78% 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 Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011464/ingham/topic/community