11.6% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aratula · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Aratula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas mark the community profile of Aratula. While 11.6% of people volunteer, there is a stronger presence of residents providing unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Aratula, falling from 19.0% in 2011 to 11.6% in 2021. This is a little below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 25.0% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. Meanwhile, 13.6% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure of 11.9%.
13.6% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 2.9% of people in Aratula have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Aratula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321004/aratula/topic/community