15.7% ▼ -68.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Umagico · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Umagico
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Umagico (L) provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While many residents dedicate time to family and care, the local rate of volunteering has dropped sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 50.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 39.6% of people caring for children—far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Another 14.5% provide other unpaid care, though this is much lower than it was in 2011.
14.5% ▼ -71.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.6% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Umagico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322128/umagico/topic/community