15.4% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Douglas - Daintree · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Port Douglas - Daintree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much smaller proportion of people in Port Douglas - Daintree provide unpaid childcare compared to other areas. While local volunteering has dropped to 15.4%, the area still sees slightly more community spirit than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 19.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well below the national average. Unpaid care for others is also a little below the national figure at 9.3%, while 20.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
9.3% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure and only a little below the Queensland average.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 Port Douglas - Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30604/port-douglas-daintree/topic/community