12.6% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cairns North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cairns North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Cairns North spend their spare time on unpaid care and volunteering compared to other areas. This is a place where only 12.6% of people volunteer, and there is a very low rate of unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with only 12.6% of residents taking part, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in this area, as the 7% who provide this support is well below the national figure. Similarly, the 15.4% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
7.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.8% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
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.
A strong connection to the military is evident here, with 4.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Cairns North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30479/cairns-north/topic/community