21.4% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the region, even though volunteering has fallen since 2011. Most other forms of community and unpaid work follow state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.4% of people helping out, which is much higher than the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this is down 5.8 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (25.6%) and housework (20.8%) are both about the same as the national figures. Meanwhile, the 10.6% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most other areas.
10.6% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.6% of the population having served. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and about the same as the Australian average.
2.6%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30701/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/community