26.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Julia Creek · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Julia Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are volunteering in Julia Creek than a decade ago, with 26% of residents now giving their time. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. It highlights a community where a quarter of the population actively helps out others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 12 percentage points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the number of people caring for children unpaid rose to 23%, other unpaid work has dropped. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell by 15 percentage points since 2011, and unpaid care for others is now well below the state average at 6.9%.
6.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% ▼ -53.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower 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 Julia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322063/julia-creek/topic/community