25.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Outback - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Outback - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in unpaid care and volunteering has marked the recent years in Outback - South. While 25.7% of residents still volunteer—a figure far above the national average—this is down from 29.1% in 2011. The area remains highly active in community work despite these falling trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 25.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Only 22.1% of people care for children unpaid, and 17.9% do more than 15 hours of housework weekly; both figures are well below the national average and have fallen since 2011.
9.8% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%, while remaining about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Outback - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31503/outback-south/topic/community