13.4% —
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitsunday · State Electorate
Community Participation in Whitsunday
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Whitsunday provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas. While child care and housework levels match state figures, the region shows a lower rate of general caregiving. About 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.4% of people helping out, a figure about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (26.9%) and housework (20.2%) are about the same as state and national levels. However, the 9.2% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.2% —
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Australian figure.
2.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30092/whitsunday/topic/community