10.4% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merrimac · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Merrimac
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering mark the community in Merrimac compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While unpaid childcare is common here, other forms of community and home support are less frequent than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Merrimac have fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. At 10.4%, this is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 28.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.1%) and those providing general unpaid care (9.8%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
9.8% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and just a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 58% 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 Merrimac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081260/merrimac/topic/community