16.7% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scottville · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Scottville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in Scottville compared to the national figure. While volunteering is slightly above average, the area stands out for having far fewer people caring for children unpaid than is typical across Queensland.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare, at 18.2%, which is well below the national figure and has fallen sharply since 2011. However, 26.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure well above the Queensland average.
10.8% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average 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 Scottville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322105/scottville/topic/community