20.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Callide · State Electorate
Community Participation in Callide
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer in Callide, showing a strong local commitment to community work. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While many residents give their time to others, those providing unpaid care for children or the elderly are less common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.3% of people helping out. This is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and the rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.3% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 11.6% of people providing unpaid care is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
11.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 64% of state electorate 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 Callide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30015/callide/topic/community