12.6% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of former Defence Force members live in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, with 5.2% of the population having served. While community service in the military is strong, local volunteering has dropped to 12.6% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in the area have fallen by 4.9 percentage points over the last decade. At 12.6%, this is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 18.9%, but the area has a much higher rate of general unpaid carers than most places, reaching 14.0%. Around 21.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the Queensland average.
14.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 5.2% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041520/torquay-scarness-kawungan/topic/community