12.9% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mackay · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mackay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mackay engage in unpaid care and volunteering compared to most similar areas. While 12.9% of residents volunteer, this is a little below the national figure and represents a significant drop from previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen in Mackay, with 12.9% of people helping out, which is lower than most other areas. This is a drop of 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 10.6% of people providing such support. About 18.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little below the national figure.
10.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 around the middle for its level, with 3.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30047/mackay/topic/community