9.5% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caboolture · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caboolture
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Caboolture than in most other parts of the country, with only 9.5% of the population giving their time. This is well below both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. While local volunteering is low, there is a stronger presence of former service members here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Queensland average. Around 26.5% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.7% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Force service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30471/caboolture/topic/community