29.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Mary · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Mary
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in St Mary volunteer, a figure far above the national rate. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tradition of service and a high proportion of residents who look after others in their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.4% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 32.4% of people provide care and 35.3% do over 15 hours of housework—both far above the national figures. In contrast, no one here reports caring for children unpaid, which is far below the 26.3% national average.
32.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 in St Mary than elsewhere. About 14.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
14.7%
Higher than 99% 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 St Mary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32646/st-mary/topic/community