7.3% ▼ -71.4%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Horn Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Horn Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Horn Island (L) than they were a decade ago, with rates dropping 18 points since 2011. This change stands out against a rise in child care, where 33.5% of residents now provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of the community now volunteers, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, at 33.5%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the proportions of people providing general unpaid care or doing heavy housework are both well below the state average.
7.6% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
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.
About 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Horn Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321053/horn-island/topic/community