25.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McKinlay · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in McKinlay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.8% of people in McKinlay volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Over a quarter of the population volunteers, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 6.8% of people providing care and 13.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework. These figures are well below the national averages.
6.8% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.2% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) 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 McKinlay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34800/mckinlay/topic/community