23.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Malanda - Yungaburra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Malanda - Yungaburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 9 percentage points separates the high volunteer rate in Malanda - Yungaburra from the rest of Queensland. This area shows a strong commitment to community support, with 23% of people volunteering, despite a small decline since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23% of residents volunteer here, which is well above the national and state figure of 14.1% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.7% of people providing care, a figure a little above the national average. This is alongside a high 29.6% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Queensland figure of 20.7%.
13.7% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.3% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
5.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Malanda - Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051169/malanda-yungaburra/topic/community