13.4% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Apple Tree Creek · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Apple Tree Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 27% of people in Apple Tree Creek (L) put in 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. While volunteering has dropped, many residents continue to provide significant unpaid support to others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.6% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure, while those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national rates at 17%.
15.6% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 3.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland figure.
3.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Apple Tree Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321003/apple-tree-creek/topic/community