15.7% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Armstrong Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Armstrong Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher rate of Defence Force veterans than most similar areas marks the community profile of Armstrong Beach (L). While 15.7% of residents volunteer, this is down 4.7 percentage points since 2011. Most residents contribute to their rest of the community through unpaid care and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Armstrong Beach (L) volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.1% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in similar places, with 4.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Armstrong Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321005/armstrong-beach/topic/community