11.6% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gold Coast - Tweed Heads · Urban Area
Community Participation in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads compared to most similar areas. Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, and the proportion of people providing unpaid care is also much lower than the norm for this type of region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply since 2011, falling 10 points to 11.6%. This is now among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas at 19.5%.
10.8% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%, though it matches the national average.
2.8%
Lower than 71% of urban area 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 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3007/gold-coast-tweed-heads/topic/community