14.6% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wide Bay · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Wide Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 5% of people in Wide Bay have served in the Defence Force, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While the region shows a strong commitment to unpaid care and service, volunteering rates have slipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 19.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 14.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to other areas, a high 24.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.2% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 4.9% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 90% 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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/319/wide-bay/topic/community