11.1% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mapoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in Mapoon compared to the rest of the country. While 39% of residents care for children unpaid, other forms of community work like volunteering are much less common here than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people in Mapoon volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 39% of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest for this area type and far above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 8.8%, while 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
8.8% ▼ -53.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.0% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 5.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31758/mapoon/topic/community