16.1% ▲ +152.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karumba · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Karumba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 5% of people in Karumba (L) have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents are active in the community through volunteering, there has been a sharp drop in the number of people providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 6.4% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 9.2% of people caring for children and 5.8% providing general unpaid care. These figures, along with those for unpaid housework, have all fallen since 2011.
5.8% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.2% ▼ -61.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 little more than 5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322067/karumba/topic/community