14.8% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 50% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cairns · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Cairns
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people in Cairns have served in the Defence Force compared to the national figure. While military service is more common here, volunteering and unpaid care roles are generally in line with state and national patterns. Most of these community activities have seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.7% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most other areas, with 11.0% giving support. Those caring for children unpaid (24.3%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.2%) both saw their numbers fall since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 80% of region (sa4) 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 Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/306/cairns/topic/community