13.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Craignish - Dundowran Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Craignish - Dundowran Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Craignish - Dundowran Beach involves a high level of unpaid support, with 15.2% of people providing care. This is well above the national figure and suggests a community where many residents spend significant time looking after others. While care work is common, volunteering has declined recently.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the 20.7% national figure. This high level of home work sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care, which rose to 15.2% since 2011.
15.2% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
A notable 6.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Craignish - Dundowran Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041517/craignish-dundowran-beach/topic/community