15.5% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cairns - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cairns - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011 in Cairns - North, where 15.5% of people now give their time to others. While some forms of community support have dipped, the area remains notable for a very high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 19.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in this area provide unpaid childcare than in most other places, at 28.2%. Meanwhile, 10.4% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas.
10.4% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of the population having a service background.
4.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Cairns - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30601/cairns-north/topic/community