11.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mermaid Waters · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mermaid Waters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.7% of people in Mermaid Waters volunteer, which is much lower than in most other areas. This reflects a community where a smaller proportion of residents spend their spare time on unpaid activities compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with 11.7% of people taking part. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 14.1% and the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.7% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is about the same as the national figure. However, fewer people do a lot of housework or provide general unpaid care than in most other areas.
10.4% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31812/mermaid-waters/topic/community