16.6% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gympie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Gympie Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents in Gympie Surrounds provide unpaid care than the national figure. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains more active in community support than most of Australia. This includes a notable number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this is down from 22.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national 20.7%. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid carers at 14.3%, though those caring for children is a little below the state average at 24.0%.
14.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.7% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.7%
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 Gympie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031514/gympie-surrounds/topic/community