Mackenzie · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mackenzie

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Almost no one in Mackenzie volunteers or provides unpaid care, placing it among the lowest areas for community participation. However, the area stands out for its families, with 40.9% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Mackenzie, Suburb / Locality

Where Mackenzie sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mackenzie — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mackenzie0.0%
4702, QLD 14.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteer rates are among the lowest at this level, with 0.0% of people volunteering. This is 14 percentage points lower than the figure for both Queensland and Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A very high 40.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, 0.0% provide other types of unpaid care, and 18.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little below the state average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

40.9%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 40.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 18.2%

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.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.0% of the population. This is well below the Queensland average of 3.9% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Mackenzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31727/mackenzie/topic/community