10.2% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macalister · State Electorate
Community Participation in Macalister
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap in volunteer rates defines Macalister, where only 10.2% of people volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While community service is lower, more people here provide unpaid childcare than in most other Australian areas. This suggests a local focus on family care over formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Macalister are much lower than in most areas, falling from 13.8% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2021. This figure is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell to 19.9%, while the 11.9% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the national average.
11.9% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
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.
Around 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 3.9% in Queensland.
3.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate 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 Macalister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30046/macalister/topic/community