13.6% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marburg · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Marburg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Marburg, where 15.3% of people provide unpaid care to others. This is well above the national figure and stands out as a key part of local life. While many residents support others at home, official volunteering has seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages, but it has fallen 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Marburg, with 28.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Other care roles are also more frequent than usual, including 29.2% of people caring for children unpaid and 15.3% providing general unpaid care.
15.3% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. The 5.5% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Marburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321070/marburg/topic/community