24.4% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Saibai Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Saibai Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving time to others is a huge part of daily life on Saibai Island, where nearly a quarter of the people volunteer. This spirit of helping out is seen in the high number of people who provide unpaid care and support for others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the national figure, with 24.4% of people helping out, which is much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, and 42.6% of people look after children—a figure far above the national average. However, the 14.8% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework is well below the Queensland figure.
14.4% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.6% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 more common on the island than in most areas, with 6.4% of people having served in the Defence Force.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32503/saibai-island/topic/community