12.4% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hervey Bay · State Electorate
Community Participation in Hervey Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Hervey Bay involves a high level of unpaid support and service, with 14.2% of people providing unpaid care. This is among the highest rates for similar areas. While many residents step up to help others at home, formal volunteering has seen a sharp decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of residents now volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This represents a significant drop of 9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 14.2% of people provide this support, which is a little above the national figure. While 23.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—a little above the national 20.7%—far fewer residents are caring for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country.
14.2% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 strong tradition of military service is evident in Hervey Bay, where 5.5% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30033/hervey-bay/topic/community