12.5% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hervey Bay · Urban Area
Community Participation in Hervey Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members live in Hervey Bay, where 5.5% of the population has served. While many residents provide unpaid care, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people in Hervey Bay volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 23.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than the national figures. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national levels at 20.2%.
14.2% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 96% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 more common in Hervey Bay than in most other areas, with 5.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3009/hervey-bay/topic/community