20.0% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hammond Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hammond Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of the people on Hammond Island provide unpaid childcare, a rate far above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid support for others and a strong commitment to volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents volunteers, which is well above the Queensland rate of 14.1%. This figure has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 21.2% of people providing unpaid care and 44.1% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national average and have risen since 2011.
21.2% ▲ +108.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
44.1% ▲ +226.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 44.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 6.4% of residents having served, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Hammond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322056/hammond-island/topic/community