15.3% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mareeba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mareeba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much fewer people look after children unpaid in Mareeba compared to most other areas, with only 21.6% of residents doing so. While some community activities have dipped over the last decade, the area maintains a steady level of volunteerism and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people in Mareeba volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. This is down 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of the state. Meanwhile, 21.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.4% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 3.6% of the population having served.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051170/mareeba/topic/community