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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn COMSEQ excluding Gold Coast 0.6% of people over the age of 15 were current serving ADF members, in either regular or reserves service, while 3.3% indicated past defence force service. COMSEQ excluding Gold Coast has a higher current ADF service than Sunshine Coast Council.
The 2021 Census for the first time asked about service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which inlcudes the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. This can be a combination of full-time paid employment (regular service) and part-time (reserves service). The question also asks whether each person is a current serving member or has past service with the ADF. Defence is a major employer in some parts of Australia and understanding the characteristics of this employment can be important in planning for the community. Issues affecting veterans may also be important even where there are no defence bases in the area. This data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Volunteering data.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Has the person ever served in the Austrlalian Defence Force?'
| Defence service | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| COMSEQ excluding Gold Coast - Persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | ||
| Defence service | Number | % | Sunshine Coast Council % |
| Current Australian Defence Force service (total) | 14,447 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Regular defence service | 10,274 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Reserves defence service | 4,173 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Past defence service | 83,280 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| No Australian Defence Force service | 2,306,548 | 90.8 | 90.4 |
| Not Stated | 137,241 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Total persons | 2,541,516 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the defence force service status of COMSEQ excluding Gold Coast in 2021 compared to Sunshine Coast Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people with past ADF service, and a higher proportion of people with current ADF service.
There were no major differences in the ADF service between COMSEQ excluding Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Council in 2021.
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