16.8% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Black Mountain stands out from similar areas for its high rates of unpaid housework and military service. While 16.8% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is that nearly 30% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of people in Black Mountain volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—the 20.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Those providing other unpaid care sit at 11.8%, which is about the same as the national rate.
11.8% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.9% of the population having served, slightly above the 2.8% national figure.
4.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality 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 Black Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30267/black-mountain/topic/community