12.9% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hinchinbrook · State Electorate
Community Participation in Hinchinbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 8.6% of people in Hinchinbrook have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While military service is common, the community has seen a sharp drop in volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen significantly since 2011, with 12.9% of residents now helping out. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, with 30.3% of residents doing so. Unpaid housework is also more common here than in most areas, though this has fallen since 2011.
12.0% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 very common in Hinchinbrook. The 8.6% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is well above both the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
8.6%
Higher than 99% 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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30035/hinchinbrook/topic/community