Volunteering is strong in the Mount Larcom community with 60 (22.5 per cent) people aged 15 years and over providing volunteer services. This compares to 16.2 per cent for the Gladstone Region.

Volunteering in Mount Larcom is strong and the number of volunteers has stayed almost static, with 60 volunteers in 2021 and 62 in 2016.

There has been minimal change across ages of volunteers in Mount Larcom, with the exception of the 55-64 age bracket, which made up 25.8 per cent (16) of volunteers in 2016, reducing to 21.7 per cent (13) volunteers in 2021.

There has been a significant increase of those aged 65-74 volunteering, making up 14.5 per cent (nine) of volunteers in 2016 compared to 30 per cent or 18 people in 2021. This equates to 36.7 per cent of people from Mount Larcom in this age bracket volunteering.

With a population just over 300, the Mount Larcom community is heavily reliant on volunteers with almost a quarter of the community volunteering.

The largest event or activity that is delivered by volunteers in Mount Larcom is the Mount Larcom Show, which has been running for 103 years.

Considerations:

• Over half of the community members that volunteer are aged over 54. Consideration need to be given to the impact on community organisations and events, with less young people volunteering.