18.2% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tablelands (East) - Kuranda · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda have fallen from 22.1% to 18.2% since 2011. Despite this drop, the area remains more community-minded than most, with nearly one in five residents still giving their time to volunteer. This spirit of participation is reflected in higher than average rates of unpaid housework and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the rate fell by 3.9 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 24.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 12.8% provide unpaid care—slightly more than in Queensland—far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to most areas.
12.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 4.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 85% 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 Tablelands (East) - Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30605/tablelands-kuranda/topic/community