13.2% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Townsville · Urban Area
Community Participation in Townsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 9.2% of people in Townsville have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. While military service is common, local volunteering has dropped sharply. This creates a unique community profile where formal service is high but unpaid community work is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This represents a significant drop from 2011, when 23% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. However, those doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework fell to 18.5% since 2011, and the 11.1% providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
11.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 9.2% of the population. This is among the highest rates for any similar area and is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
9.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3017/townsville/topic/community