30.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kianga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kianga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Kianga has remained high, with nearly a third of the population now volunteering. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a strong local commitment to unpaid work and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving back is a major part of life in Kianga, where 16% provide unpaid care and 32% care for children. Both figures are well above the national average, while 22.5% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
16.0% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 3.9% in Queensland and 2.8% nationally.
3.1%
Higher 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 Kianga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31523/kianga/topic/community