McCutcheon · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in McCutcheon

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Daily life in McCutcheon is heavily centred on the home, with a striking 23.1% of residents providing unpaid care. This is among the highest rates for this kind of support across similar areas. While domestic duties are common, very few people here engage in formal volunteering or have served in the military.

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📍 McCutcheon, Suburb / Locality

Where McCutcheon sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McCutcheon — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
McCutcheon0.0%
4856, QLD 13.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteer work is almost non-existent in McCutcheon, where 0.0% of people volunteer. This is far below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, and is consistent with the 34.6% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.

23.1%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

34.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

30.8%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 30.8%

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.

No residents in McCutcheon have served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 McCutcheon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31788/mccutcheon/topic/community