12.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McPherson · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in McPherson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in McPherson provide unpaid childcare, a figure higher than most similar areas. While many residents help out at home, the area has seen a decline in traditional community volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 27.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 10.8% provide other unpaid care, a result that is lower than most areas.
10.8% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 2.8% of people in McPherson have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average but a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.8%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate 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 McPherson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED322/mcpherson/topic/community