6.6% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mer Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mer Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of military service defines the community spirit on Mer Island, where 7.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure. While a quarter of the population cares for children, other forms of community volunteering are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is low on Mer Island, with only 6.6% of people taking part. This is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are far below the national rate of 20.7%.
10.9% ▲ +227.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -41.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
2.6% ▼ -85.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 7.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
7.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Mer Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31806/mer-island/topic/community