16.4% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Proserpine · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Proserpine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Most people in Proserpine have a typical level of community involvement compared to similar areas. While 16.4% of residents volunteer, this is part of a steep decline from 28.2% back in 2011. The area also sees a modest number of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when more than a quarter of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here at 25.9%, matching the national average. However, the 20% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than in most other areas.
11.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
About 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.5%
Lower than 51% 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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315081/proserpine/topic/community