12.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the Queensland figure. This pattern of lower community and caregiving activity extends to volunteering and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, with 12% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure and marks a 2% drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid work seen at this level. Only 15.1% of people care for children unpaid and 12.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both far below the state and national figures.
7.7% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011227/mermaid-beach-broadbeach/topic/community