13.2% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Douglas
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Port Douglas compared to the rest of the state. While 13.2% of residents volunteer—a figure about the same as the national average—the area sees much lower rates of home-based care and housework than typical Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.2% of people in Port Douglas volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas but remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid work at this level. Only 12.8% of people care for children unpaid, and just 5.3% provide any unpaid care, both of which are well below the national figures.
5.3% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 59% 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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32352/port-douglas/topic/community