20.3% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macalister · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macalister
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Macalister, where over 20% of residents volunteer their time. This is well above the national figure, making community involvement a standout feature of the area. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and help at home compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of people in Macalister volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 27.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the state average. However, the 19.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
No one in Macalister has served in the Defence Force, a result that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Macalister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31718/macalister/topic/community