24.0% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maclagan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maclagan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Maclagan give their time to others than in most similar areas. Around 24% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping others extends to unpaid care for family and friends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteer, a rate that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 17.3% of residents providing support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is alongside 24% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, also well above the national average.
17.3% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure 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 Maclagan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31730/maclagan/topic/community