20.6% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Finch Hatton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Finch Hatton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Finch Hatton volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This spirit of giving is a key part of daily life here, although the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much higher than most areas at 28.4%. While child care rates are a little below the national 26.3%, those providing other unpaid care are among the lowest at 5.2%, which is well below the national figure.
5.2% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher 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 Finch Hatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322044/finch-hatton/topic/community