14.1% ▼ -24.5%
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Queensland · State / Territory
Community Participation in Queensland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in Queensland compared to the national figure. While unpaid care and volunteering rates are now around the Australian average, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.1% of people volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are common, with 26.5% of people caring for children and 20.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both higher than in most other areas. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 11.5% since 2011.
11.5% ▲ +12.3%
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -7.0%
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -9.1%
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
The 3.9% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
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 Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/3/queensland/topic/community