16.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Proserpine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Proserpine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Proserpine has remained steady over the last decade, with a strong presence of former service members. Around 16.8% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure. This shows a community where a fair number of residents stay active through unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people in Proserpine volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.3% of people caring for children, a figure about the same as the national average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are lower than most areas.
11.6% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32368/proserpine/topic/community