13.5% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mermaid Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mermaid Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.5% of people provide unpaid care in Mermaid Beach, which is much lower than most similar areas. This low level of caregiving is a standout feature of the local community's social profile. Most residents do not engage in significant unpaid care or housework compared to state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 17.5% of people caring for children and 7.5% providing other unpaid care. Similarly, the 12.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
7.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.9% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 2.2% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland rate but about the same as the Australian figure.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Mermaid Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31811/mermaid-beach/topic/community