15.0% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gympie · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gympie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher rate of unpaid caregivers sets Gympie apart from other similar areas. While around 14.5% of residents provide unpaid care, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly to 15.0% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.0% of people in Gympie volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and represents a 5.7 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of people providing support. Meanwhile, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has fallen to 24.6%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly fell to 22.8%.
14.5% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Around 3.9% of Gympie residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313006/gympie/topic/community