11.1% ▼ -37.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meadowvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Meadowvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Meadowvale spend a significant amount of time on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home-based work defines the community's participation patterns, while other forms of volunteering and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people volunteer here. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.2% of people providing it, which is well above the Queensland figure of 11.5%. This includes 23.9% of residents caring for children unpaid, a rate that sits around the middle for similar areas.
16.2% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and lower than most areas.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Meadowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31796/meadowvale/topic/community