11.6% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thuringowa · State Electorate
Community Participation in Thuringowa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 9.5% of people in Thuringowa have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. While military service is common, the area has seen a drop in general volunteering. More people are now providing unpaid care at home compared to ten years ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national mark of 14.1% and has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little above the Australian figure at 28.8%, a rate that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, 12.4% of people provide other unpaid care, and 19.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
12.4% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 service is very common here, with 9.5% of residents having served. This is well above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
9.5%
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 Thuringowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30084/thuringowa/topic/community