10.8% ▼ -64.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smithtown - Gladstone · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Smithtown - Gladstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 19 point drop in volunteering since 2011 has changed how people contribute in Smithtown - Gladstone (L). While fewer people now give their time to local groups, more residents are focused on unpaid care for children and others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.6% of people providing this support, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This includes 26.9% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
14.6% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre 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 Smithtown - Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121103/smithtown-gladstone/topic/community