11.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mackay Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mackay Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering set Mackay Harbour apart from the rest of the state. Only 11.5% of residents volunteer, while the proportion of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than most areas at 11.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 18.6% of people caring for children, well below the 26.3% national average. Similarly, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care are both a little below state and national figures.
9.9% ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 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.
Defence service is much higher than most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 82% 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 Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021347/mackay-harbour/topic/community