18.5% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mitchelton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mitchelton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mitchelton are volunteering and caring for children than they were in 2011. Despite these drops, 18.5% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This remains a community where local participation and unpaid care are much more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.5% of people helping out. This is well above the Queensland average of 14.1%, though the figure has fallen 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common, with 31.8% of people providing it, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, providing other unpaid care (12.1%) and doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.4%) are both about the same as the state and national averages.
12.1% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in the area, with 8.0% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Mitchelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041101/mitchelton/topic/community