15.2% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macleay Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macleay Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community spirit on Macleay Island. While 15.8% of residents provide unpaid care, this is well above the national figure of 11.9%. The area also sees a strong connection to the military, with far more former Defence Force members than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people helping out, well above the national figure. While 27.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the share of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national average at just 10.1%.
15.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.1% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.1%, this is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Macleay Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31731/macleay-island/topic/community