15.2% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cardwell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cardwell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to serve in the Defence Force in Cardwell than in most similar areas. While 15.2% of residents volunteer their time, the community is most notable for its high rate of veterans. This mix of service and volunteering shapes how people contribute to their local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents in Cardwell volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare, at 13.3%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 24.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
12.8% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 much higher proportion of people in Cardwell have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.2% of residents being veterans.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30537/cardwell/topic/community