16.0% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gympie - Cooloola · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Gympie - Cooloola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Gympie - Cooloola since 2011, though unpaid care for others has become more common. While 16% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop of 6.2 percentage points over a decade. The area remains a place where many people step up to support others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a notable decrease from 2011, when 22.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. While 26% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national 20.7%, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 22.4%.
14.4% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 87% 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 Gympie - Cooloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31903/gympie-cooloola/topic/community