13.4% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middlemount · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Middlemount
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and housework define Middlemount compared to the rest of the state. While volunteering is around the national figure, the area sees far fewer people providing support for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and just under the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 3.6% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure well below the national average of 11.9%. This trend continues with unpaid housework and childcare, both of which are well below state and national levels.
3.6% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.4% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 figure of 3.9%.
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 Middlemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31825/middlemount/topic/community