17.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Noosa · State Electorate
Community Participation in Noosa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher rate of volunteering sets Noosa apart from most other areas. While 17% of residents give their time to community groups, far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of people in Noosa volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 14.1% national figure. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few residents provide unpaid childcare, with 22.3% doing so, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, the 25.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 3.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 66% 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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30066/noosa/topic/community