44.1% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Muttaburra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Muttaburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An impressive 44.1% of people in Muttaburra volunteer, one of the highest rates for this type of area. This high level of community involvement stands out against a national figure of just 14.1%. The town shows a strong commitment to helping others through both formal volunteering and unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 44.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing care, well above the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 24.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national average of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Muttaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32094/muttaburra/topic/community