# Community Participation — Umagico

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Umagico (Urban Centre)

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.

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 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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 15.7% | -68.7% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 14.5% | -71.9% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 39.6% | -36.0% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 4.7% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 23.4% | +6.0% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322128/umagico/topic/community