15.8% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meringandan West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Meringandan West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 41.2% of people in Meringandan West provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care defines the local community's contribution to the home. Other forms of community involvement, including volunteering and military service, are also present in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this level of participation is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very common here, with 41.2% of people helping out, far above the national figure of 26.3%. Housework is also more common than usual, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, while 11.3% provide other unpaid care.
11.3% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 6.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31809/meringandan-west/topic/community