4.7% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palm Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Palm Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people in Palm Island provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support stands in contrast to very low rates of formal volunteering and defence service in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. This rate has fallen since 2011, when it was 7.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 33% of residents provide unpaid childcare—much higher than most areas—only 10.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far below the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is at 11.1%, about the same as the national average.
11.1% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.3% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 uncommon here, with only 1.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011466/palm-island/topic/community