12.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howard · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Howard
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Howard provide unpaid care, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community support is a key feature of the area, though other forms of volunteering have declined recently.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and down 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 17.8% of people providing unpaid care is among the highest for similar areas, far fewer residents care for children unpaid compared to the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, 25.9% do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national average.
17.8% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 high 7.5% of people in Howard have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the state and national totals.
7.5%
Higher than 94% 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 Howard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315043/howard/topic/community