16.0% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gladstone · State Electorate
Community Participation in Gladstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Gladstone than in most other parts of the country. While 30.1% of residents look after children without pay, volunteering rates have dropped since 2011. This mix of family care and community work paints a picture of a place where home responsibilities are a major priority.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.1% of people involved, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of family care sits alongside a higher-than-usual 21.6% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly.
10.8% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30028/gladstone/topic/community