18.3% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lamb Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lamb Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care is a standout feature of Lamb Island, where 17.3% of residents provide this support. While volunteering and housework are also common, the area is defined by a strong tendency to look after others and a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people on Lamb Island volunteer, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.3% of people providing support—a figure well above the national average of 11.9%. This contrasts with child care, where only 9.1% of residents provide unpaid care for children, far below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.3% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.1% ▼ -66.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.0%, the proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Lamb Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321066/lamb-island/topic/community