13.4% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tieri · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tieri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Tieri provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While few residents provide general unpaid care or volunteer, the high proportion of people caring for children defines the local community's daily rhythms.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly, with only 13.4% of residents helping out since 2011. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 35.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Queensland average and has risen since 2011. In contrast, only 4.9% provide other unpaid care, which is among the lowest across the country.
4.9% ▼ -62.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.8% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
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, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Tieri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321104/tieri/topic/community