20.8% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miles · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Miles
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Miles volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, even though fewer residents spend significant time on unpaid housework or childcare compared to other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%. This level of participation is higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (22.4%) and housework (17.7%) than is typical for most areas. These figures are well below the Queensland and national averages, while the 11.5% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state and national levels.
11.5% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31833/miles/topic/community