16.5% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queensland - Outback · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Queensland - Outback
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Queensland - Outback than in most other areas. While 16.5% of the population give their time to community work, this represents a 4.6 percentage point drop since 2011. The region generally sees lower levels of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 14.1% and the national average of 14.1%. This is a higher rate than most areas, though it has fallen from 21.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much fewer here than in most areas, at just 8.5%, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are well below the state and national average of 20.7%. Unpaid childcare is about the same as the rest of the country at 26%.
8.5% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of people having served. This is about the same as both the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 53% 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 Queensland - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/315/queensland-outback/topic/community