26.5% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maleny
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Maleny and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. More than a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, making it a standout area for community spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.5% of people in Maleny volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are far more common here than elsewhere, at 30.9%. Interestingly, the 19.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.4% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 higher number of people in Maleny have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.3% of the population as veterans.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31739/maleny/topic/community