17.3% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingaroy Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingaroy Surrounds - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and helping out is a big part of life in Kingaroy Surrounds - North, where 17.3% of people volunteer. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, this rate remains well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of the community volunteers, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of participation has fallen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—among the highest rates for similar areas. While much fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state, a much higher 25.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.7% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 much more common here than in most other areas, with 4.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021506/kingaroy-surrounds-north/topic/community