19.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maryborough West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maryborough West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Maryborough West volunteer, which is a high rate of community involvement for the area. This spirit of helping others is seen across the suburb, from those giving their time to charities to the many residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—a figure higher than most areas. While the 24.1% who care for children is a little below the national figure, 25.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
14.7% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.9% of the population having served, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Maryborough West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31779/maryborough-west/topic/community