12.1% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fishermans Paradise · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Fishermans Paradise
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has plummeted in Fishermans Paradise, falling 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach just 12.1%. This drop marks a significant shift in how people spend their spare time in the area. While community work has declined, the proportion of people doing heavy housework has climbed.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of residents now volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national mark of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 31.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Australian average.
13.6% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 5.0%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.0%
Higher than 78% 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 Fishermans Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122058/fishermans-paradise/topic/community