11.5% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clear Island Waters · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clear Island Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement patterns have shifted in Clear Island Waters, though volunteering remains low. Only 11.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This indicates a place where a small minority of the population takes on unpaid community roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite low in Clear Island Waters at 11.5%, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas. While 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure, only 22.7% care for children unpaid, a result well below the national average.
10.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 higher share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher 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 Clear Island Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30618/clear-island-waters/topic/community