2015-03-03 Attachment 1 it Item 5 Planning & Organisation Agenda Community Profile Report

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


5.4       Volunta
                ary Work
                       k
           Rates of residents undertaking g voluntary work varied generally b between 20.0% and
            25.0% across localities. Reside ents were most
                                                       m     likely to
                                                                    t undertakee voluntary work in
            Federal to Ringtail creek
                                c     (25.1%
                                           % of total residents), Rid
                                                                    dgewood to T
                                                                               Tinbeerwah (24.2%)
            and Borreen Point, Kin Kin and d Cootharaba a (24.1%), while resideents in Noosa North
            Shore were
                  w     least lik
                                kely to unde
                                           ertake volunttary work with
                                                                   w   19.5% oof residents doing so
            in 2011..
           The aboove findingss are in linne with the e national trend
                                                                  t         h suggests rates of
                                                                        which
            voluntee
                   ering are generally highe
                                           er for smalle
                                                       er communities.

          Figure 5.7:: Residents Undertaking
                                 U           Voluntary Work,
                                                       W     Localitties, 2011
                                                           30.0%
                Residents undertaking voluntary work (%)




                                                           25.0%


                                                           20.0%


                                                           15.0%


                                                           10.0%


                                                           5.0%


                                                           0.0%




          Source: ABS (2011a)

           Residents of the Sh hire were m
                                          more likely to
                                                      t undertake
                                                                e voluntary work (22.5
                                                                                     5% of all
            residentts doing so in 2011) whe
                                           en compared to the SEQ
                                                                Q Region (20
                                                                           0.1%) and the
                                                                                     t   State
            (20.4%))

          Figure 5.8:: Residents Undertaking
                                 U           Voluntary Work,
                                                       W     Broade
                                                                  er Region, 20
                                                                              011
                                                           25.0%

                                                           22.5%
          Residents undertaking voluntary work (%)




                                                           20.0%

                                                           17.5%

                                                           15.0%

                                                           12.5%

                                                           10.0%

                                                           7.5%

                                                           5.0%

                                                           2.5%

                                                           0.0%
                                                                   Noosa Shire LGA
                                                                               L     Sou
                                                                                       uth East Queensland
                                                                                                         d   Qu
                                                                                                              ueensland


          Source: ABS (2011a)




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