29.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aramac · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aramac
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 29.9% of people in Aramac volunteer, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure of 14.1% and is much higher than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 27.1% of people helping out, while 23.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. However, the 9.6% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.6% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
1.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality 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 Aramac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30072/aramac/topic/community