30.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Maleny
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strikingly high level of community involvement defines North Maleny, where residents are far more likely to volunteer than those in most other areas. About 31% of people here give their time to others, a figure that is more than double the national rate.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in North Maleny are far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, with 30.8% of residents contributing their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are varied here; while 15.5% provide unpaid care and 35.8% spend 15 or more hours on housework—both far above national figures—the 19.1% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
15.5% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 35.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.2% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32182/north-maleny/topic/community