12.9% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gladstone Central · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gladstone Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.9% of people in Gladstone Central volunteer, which is much lower than most other similar areas. The neighbourhood also sees far fewer residents providing unpaid care or housework compared to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A small number of residents give their time to others, with the 12.9% volunteer rate sitting slightly below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.7% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and is consistent with the area having far fewer people doing unpaid housework or caring for children.
6.7% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Gladstone Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31132/gladstone-central/topic/community