13.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Isa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Isa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mount Isa provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most other Australian areas. While family care is common, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are less frequent here than in the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 16.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While child care is common, only 7.2% of people provide other unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the 17.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly is well below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
7.2% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021405/mount-isa/topic/community