15.1% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Maroochy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service marks Maroochy, where 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. While this is much higher than most areas, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have dipped in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 18.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Maroochy provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, at 21.9%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are also slightly below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.6% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 3.8% of residents having served. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas across the country.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/community