24.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hervey Range · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hervey Range
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained strong in Hervey Range, with nearly a quarter of residents volunteering. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure, reflecting a place where people are very active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas. About 24.7% of people volunteer, which is 11 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in this area, with 31% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, and it is consistent with higher rates of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
15.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Military service is much more frequent here than in similar areas. About 5.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Hervey Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31325/hervey-range/topic/community