19.5% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Daintree · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Daintree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Daintree has shifted since 2011, with a strong focus on unpaid support and volunteering. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are far more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people in Daintree volunteer, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas but is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 18.3% of people providing unpaid care and 29.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are much higher than the national figures. Conversely, those caring for children unpaid are at 22.0%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.3% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most areas and sits about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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).
More for Daintree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30786/daintree/topic/community