0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melawondi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Melawondi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 40% of people in Melawondi spend significant time on housework, marking a community where daily life is heavily focused on the home. While domestic duties are common, other forms of community involvement and service are very low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in the area reported volunteering, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for any similar area.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 39.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside 28.6% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the Australian average.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 39.3%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Melawondi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31799/melawondi/topic/community