17.1% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gold Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Gold Coast Hinterland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered their time in the Gold Coast Hinterland since 2011, though engagement remains high. While 17.1% of residents now volunteer—which is a little above the national figure—this is a 5.9 point drop from a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 13.2% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.8% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Gold Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30904/gold-coast-hinterland/topic/community