5.6% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Martyville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Martyville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.6% of people volunteer in Martyville, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. While community volunteering is low, a higher than usual number of residents have served in the Defence Force. This mix of low formal volunteering and a strong military history shapes how people contribute to the community here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low in Martyville at 5.6%, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. However, other forms of help are much lower than most areas, with only 7.8% providing general unpaid care and 18.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 much higher proportion of people in Martyville have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.5%. This is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Martyville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31777/martyville/topic/community