15.2% —
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mareeba · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mareeba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Mareeba than across Queensland or the rest of Australia. While some residents contribute to their community through volunteering or defence service, there has been a noticeable drop in the number of people volunteering in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 20.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 21.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 11.6% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.6% —
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A higher share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34880/mareeba/topic/community