16.6% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingaroy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingaroy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas mark Kingaroy as a place where people give a lot of their time. While 16.6% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 21.7% seen back in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.6% of people helping out, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Kingaroy provide unpaid care (13.1%) and do 15 or more hours of housework (22.4%) than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid sit at 25.0%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
13.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 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.
About 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Kingaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021505/kingaroy/topic/community