14.6% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Calliope · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Calliope
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Calliope provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is far above the national average. This high rate of family care is the most striking feature of local community activity, having risen sharply over the last decade. Other forms of community work and service remain closer to state levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of the community volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid has climbed 28 points since 2011 to reach 39.9%. While unpaid care for others is about the same as the state at 11.7%, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well above the national figure at 24.3%.
11.7% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.9% ▲ +245.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Around 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 60% 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 Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315012/calliope/topic/community