13.7% —
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Isa · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mount Isa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has defined community activity in Mount Isa over recent years. While 29% of people provide unpaid childcare, other forms of community work and house duties have fallen since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 7.6 percentage points since 2016 to 13.7%. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national figure—other care roles have declined. Only 7.2% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is well below the national rate and among the lowest for similar areas.
7.2% —
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 2.8% of people in Mount Isa have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure, though it matches the national average.
2.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre 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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313009/mount-isa/topic/community