14.6% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tully · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are providing unpaid support for others in Tully compared to most of the country. While about 15% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from previous years and reflects a community where few people take on heavy unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of residents volunteer, which is similar to the state and national figures. However, this is a notable decrease from 2011, when 22.8% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 8.3% provide unpaid care and 18.2% care for children unpaid, both of which are well below the national figures.
8.3% ▼ -44.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
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.
Defence service is less common in Tully than in most other areas. Only 2.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland average.
2.5%
Lower than 76% 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 Tully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315095/tully/topic/community