10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burdell - Mount Low · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Burdell - Mount Low
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 12% of residents in Burdell - Mount Low have served in the Defence Force, a figure that stands out far above the national average. While community volunteering is low, the area is defined by a very high proportion of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 38.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.3% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is about the same as the state average.
9.7% —
Lower than 84% 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.
38.3% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 58% 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.
Military service is very common here, with 12.2% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
12.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Burdell - Mount Low [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021582/burdell-mount-low/topic/community