13.3% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Athol · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Athol
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.3% of people provide unpaid childcare in Athol, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where a high proportion of residents are heavily engaged in unpaid care and housework. Other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering, are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people volunteer here. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Athol, with 17.7% providing unpaid care and 27.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages.
17.7% ▲ +123.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30097/athol/topic/community