14.4% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Sheridan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Sheridan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Mount Sheridan provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents step up to support families, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have seen a slight decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.8% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, about 11.8% provide other types of unpaid care, and 20.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.8% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 4.6% of residents having this experience. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Mount Sheridan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021153/mount-sheridan/topic/community