16.3% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McDowall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McDowall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 33.3% of people in McDowall provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family support sits alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members and a steady number of local volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.3% of residents giving their time, which is a little above the national and state figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common, with 33.3% of people doing so unpaid—well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with more people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework compared to the rest of the country.
12.5% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 6.8% of residents having done so, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31790/mcdowall/topic/community