13.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gordonvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gordonvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Gordonvale provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. While community volunteering is typical for the region, the town has a notably high proportion of former or current defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.2% of people caring for children, which is a little above the state and national figures. Around 12.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, while 22.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.9% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 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.
The town has a strong military connection, with 4.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Gordonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31213/gordonvale/topic/community