13.8% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maryborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maryborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.4% of people in Maryborough provide unpaid childcare, though this is well below the national figure. The area has a strong history of service and care, with a high proportion of residents providing unpaid support to others. This reflects a community where many people balance home duties with significant support roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.6% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing support—a figure well above the Queensland average. While 22.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children is much lower than most areas at 20.4%.
14.5% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 high number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 4.9%, this is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051524/maryborough/topic/community