14.9% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mountain Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mountain Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 33.8% of people in Mountain Creek provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the local community's contribution, while other forms of volunteering and service remain closer to typical state levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 16.6% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.8% of people helping out, which is much higher than most areas. Other types of support are more typical, with 21% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 10.7% providing general unpaid care.
10.7% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Defence service is common in the area, with 3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316011415/mountain-creek/topic/community