13.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Margate - Woody Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Margate - Woody Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than typical rates of unpaid care define the community profile of Margate - Woody Point. While volunteering is common, the area is most notable for its strong presence of former Defence Force members and a higher proportion of people providing unpaid care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 17.0% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing care—a figure a little above the national average. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Queensland figure at 23.1%.
13.3% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 much higher proportion of people in Margate - Woody Point have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 4.7% of the population having served.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Margate - Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051378/margate-woody-point/topic/community