9.1% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Maclean
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.1% of people in North Maclean volunteer, a figure that is well below the national rate. While community volunteering is low, the area has a higher-than-usual proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 24.7% care for children unpaid, and 23.3% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
13.2% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 61% 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 North Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32181/north-maclean/topic/community