20.6% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Imbil · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Imbil
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 20% of people in Imbil volunteer their time, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. While unpaid volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area still sees higher levels of community contribution than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a decline from 2011, when 29.0% of people in the area were volunteers.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher proportion of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, at 27.2%. In contrast, the 19.8% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Queensland average of 26.5%.
12.2% ▲ +92.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 5.9% of residents have served, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Imbil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322060/imbil/topic/community