23.9% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Masig Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Masig Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community contribution mark Masig Island compared to most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and there is a very strong tradition of unpaid care and military service within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.9% of people giving their time, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high on the island; 35.3% of people care for children, and 16.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas. Additionally, 25.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%.
16.3% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▼ -40.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +185.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Military service is remarkably common, with 13.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, a rate far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
13.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Masig Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31783/masig-island/topic/community