11.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Mackay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are pitching in through unpaid work in South Mackay compared to other areas. Only 11.7% of the population now volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This suggests a decline in community-led activities for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are lower than most similar areas, sitting at 11.7%. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a lower rate of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than most places. While 25.4% of people provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 10.4%.
10.4% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
About 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.7%
Lower than 53% 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 South Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021356/south-mackay/topic/community