15.1% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cardwell · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cardwell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most similar areas, 5.1% of Cardwell residents have served in the Defence Force. This community shows a mixed level of local engagement, with a small number of people providing unpaid childcare but a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is lower than most other areas and has fallen 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure, with only 13.5% of people providing it. Meanwhile, 13.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average and has risen since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.5% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Cardwell has a strong connection to the military, with 5.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315014/cardwell/topic/community