6.5% ▼ -71.9%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
New Mapoon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in New Mapoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people in New Mapoon provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care stands out against a sharp drop in other types of community involvement. Only 6.5% of residents now volunteer, a figure that has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is now quite rare in New Mapoon, with only 6.5% of people taking part. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, and represents a drop of 17 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 33.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well above the national average—other forms of care are less common. Only 8.4% provide general unpaid care, and just 6.5% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far below the national figure.
8.4% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.5% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 uncommon here, with 1.1% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 3.9% in Queensland.
1.1%
Lower than 92% 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 New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322092/new-mapoon/topic/community