4.7% ▼ -72.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lockhart River · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lockhart River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 38.9% of people in Lockhart River provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While many residents are heavily involved in looking after children, very few now spend their time volunteering in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Queensland average of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen by 13 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, but the 5.1% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week fell to 22.6% from 33.7% in 2011.
5.1% ▼ -62.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.9% ▲ +121.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321067/lockhart-river/topic/community