4.1% ▼ -79.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Napranum · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Napranum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteering defines Napranum (L), where only 4.1% of people help out in their community. This figure is well below the national average and has dropped sharply over the last decade. While few people volunteer, a larger share of the population is now providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.1% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is 10 percentage points below the Queensland and Australian figures, and it has fallen by 16 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. However, rates for providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are among the lowest in the country.
6.2% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.9% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
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 Napranum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321076/napranum/topic/community