10.5% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Maclean
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in South Maclean volunteer now than in previous years. Only 10.5% of residents give their time to charities or community groups, which is well below the national figure. However, there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members and those performing unpaid care in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 10.5% of people helping out, well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 29.5% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national average. This is alongside 23.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is also well above the state and national figures.
12.8% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 South Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32595/south-maclean/topic/community