13.4% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in West Mackay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than a quarter of people in West Mackay provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well below the Queensland average. This trend toward lower rates of unpaid work is seen across several areas of community involvement and home care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 15.9% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.6% of people providing a helping hand. Similarly, 18.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the Australian figure of 20.7%.
10.6% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 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.
Defence service is common here, with 3.0% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 West Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021358/west-mackay/topic/community