13.2% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Townsville · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Townsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A standout 9.2% of people in Townsville have served in the Defence Force, which is well above national levels. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution vary, with a notable decline in volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 26.9% of people providing this support. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 18.3%.
11.1% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Defence service is very high in Townsville, with 9.2% of the population having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
9.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL303003/townsville/topic/community