13.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday compared to most similar areas. While 13.2% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 16.7% back in 2011. The region generally follows state and national patterns for community involvement, though it sits below the average for many types of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates, but it has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is steady at 26.5%, matching the state and national figures. However, this region has a much lower rate of people providing general unpaid care (9.6%) and fewer people doing 15 or more hours of housework than most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 common for the region, with 2.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the Australian figure and just a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.9%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) 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 Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/312/mackay-isaac-whitsunday/topic/community