13.3% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Townsville · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Townsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 9% of people in Townsville have served in the Defence Force, which is a remarkably high figure for an Australian city. While this military connection is a standout, other forms of community work and unpaid care are more in line with national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.8% of people caring for children. However, the 19.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.2% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 9.1%, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
9.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31802/townsville/topic/community