17.4% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McEwens Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McEwens Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people spend their time on housework compared to the rest of the country in McEwens Beach. While many residents are active in their local area, the community shows a unique mix of high domestic work and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people giving their time, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher share of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly than the national figure, at 33.3%. This stands in contrast to unpaid childcare and general care, which are both lower than in most other areas.
10.4% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.9% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 McEwens Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31791/mcewens-beach/topic/community