23.2% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miles - Wandoan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Miles - Wandoan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Miles - Wandoan give their time to volunteer work, making it one of the most active areas for community service. While this level of participation is well above the national figure, it has dropped from 32.4% in 2011 to 23.2% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, despite a 9.2 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 23.0% of people caring for children unpaid. Meanwhile, about 20.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the national figure.
10.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the 3.9% seen in Queensland and 2.8% across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Miles - Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011175/miles-wandoan/topic/community