11.6% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mermaid Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mermaid Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mermaid Waters have volunteered their time since 2011, with the rate falling to 11.6%. This reflects a general shift in how people contribute to the community. While volunteering has dipped, the number of residents providing unpaid care has risen slightly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is a drop of 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. This is consistent with a small rise since 2011, though 10.3% of residents providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.3% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.2%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011228/mermaid-waters/topic/community