12.4% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macgregor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Macgregor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.8% of residents in Macgregor provide unpaid care, a figure that is much lower than in most other areas. This community sees lower levels of volunteering and unpaid work compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than most areas, with 12.4% of people helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, and the rate has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 20.8% of people caring for children, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are a little below the state average at 17.8%.
9.8% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Very few people in Macgregor have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031061/macgregor/topic/community