13.1% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caboolture Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Caboolture Hinterland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 22% of people in Caboolture Hinterland spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate of volunteering and childcare has dropped since 2011. The area also has a notably high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011, with 13.1% of residents now helping out. This is a little below the national and state figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 21.9%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11% provide other unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
11.0% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 4.2% of residents having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31303/caboolture-hinterland/topic/community