16.8% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milbong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Milbong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 14% of people in Milbong provide unpaid care, which is higher than most similar areas. This community shows a strong commitment to others, both through family support and volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care—a figure a little above the national average. Meanwhile, 24.8% care for children unpaid, and 22.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.1% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Milbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31832/milbong/topic/community