15.0% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Townsville · State Electorate
Community Participation in Townsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Strong ties to the military and a rise in volunteering shape the daily life of Townsville. One in 14 people here has served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While more people are volunteering than in previous years, far fewer residents are providing unpaid care compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Townsville volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This level of community involvement has grown by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.4% of people providing care. This trend is clear across the board, as the number of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children has fallen since 2011.
10.4% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common in Townsville, where 7.4% of people have served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and more than double the national figure of 2.8%.
7.4%
Higher than 98% 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/community