14.6% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of veterans live in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) compared to the national figure. While 4.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, other forms of community involvement and unpaid care align closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the 14.1% recorded across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.4% of residents caring for children and 22.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. However, the 11.4% of people providing general unpaid care is lower than in most other areas.
11.4% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
The 4.4% of residents who served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021581/meridan-plains-little-mountain/topic/community