18.4% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Augathella · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Augathella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Augathella volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit remains high, this rate has fallen from 24.1% in 2011 to 18.4%. This voluntary drive stands out as the most active form of community participation in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it has dropped 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 8.2% providing care and 18.7% caring for children—both figures being well below the national average. Meanwhile, 21.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the state figure.
8.2% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Very few people in Augathella have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages.
1.5%
Lower than 90% 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 Augathella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322007/augathella/topic/community