14.0% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maryborough · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Maryborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Maryborough since 2011, while more are now providing unpaid care. The area has seen a drop in volunteers and those caring for children, but housework and general care duties remain common. This shift reflects a changing pattern of how locals contribute their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a drop of 4.6 percentage points since 2011, leaving Maryborough with a lower volunteering rate than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.8% of people providing care, which is well above the Queensland figure. While housework rates are also well above the national level at 25.4%, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the state.
14.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 total of 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31905/maryborough/topic/community