21.1% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maiwar · State Electorate
Community Participation in Maiwar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines Maiwar. While 21.1% of residents volunteer, this is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia. This strong community spirit contrasts with lower levels of unpaid caregiving in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown significantly since 2011, rising 6.4 percentage points to reach 21.1%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 7 percentage points above the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.1% of people providing care. Similarly, the share of people caring for children unpaid fell to 22.5%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and slightly below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.7%
Lower 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 Maiwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30048/maiwar/topic/community