13.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maroochydore - Kuluin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maroochydore - Kuluin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Maroochydore - Kuluin involves far fewer unpaid care duties than in other areas. While 13.7% of the population volunteers, the most striking feature is how rarely residents provide unpaid childcare or housework compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the state and national figures. This is a drop of 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 18.6% care for children unpaid and 17.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well below the national average.
10.3% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 4.0% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Maroochydore - Kuluin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031427/maroochydore-kuluin/topic/community