9.6% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caboolture · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Caboolture
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.6% of people in Caboolture volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a significant drop in community volunteering since 2011. While formal volunteering is low, more people here provide unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, with only 9.6% of residents now giving their time. This is much lower than most other areas and sits well below the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 12.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. This includes 28.2% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure that is a little above the national average.
12.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31302/caboolture/topic/community