19.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gowrie Mountain · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gowrie Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Gowrie Mountain volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown to 19.1%, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia. This figure has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of people providing such support. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 22.3%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +64.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.8% of the population having this experience.
4.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Gowrie Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322051/gowrie-mountain/topic/community