16.8% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gympie - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gympie - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering has marked a shift in community life for Gympie - South since 2011. While 16.8% of people still volunteer, this is down from 24.1% a decade ago. Despite this, the area remains more active in unpaid care and service than many other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the state and national figures of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 24.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people doing so, a figure well above the national 11.9%. This sits alongside a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which at 24.9% is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Gympie - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031513/gympie-south/topic/community