13.0% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cairns - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cairns - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and housework set Cairns - South apart from other Australian regions. While 4.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, fewer people here volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 13.0% of people now helping out. This is a little below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; only 17.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%, and the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has also fallen since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 strong presence of veterans is evident in the area, with 4.1% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most other areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 81% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30602/cairns-south/topic/community