16.1% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karumba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karumba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 5.2% of people in Karumba have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the town has a strong military connection, it has far fewer people providing unpaid care and housework than the state or national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 9.2% of people care for children unpaid, and just 5.8% provide any unpaid care, both of which are far below the national figures.
5.8% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.2% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 common in the community, with 5.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31492/karumba/topic/community