11.4% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marian · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Marian
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high 39% of people in Marian provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While family care is common, other types of community involvement are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland average and represents a 13 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, rising 16 points since 2011 to reach 39%. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care or doing over 15 hours of housework are much lower than in most areas.
9.4% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.0% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.1% of people having served, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
2.1%
Lower than 85% 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 Marian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315058/marian/topic/community