20.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Milford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Milford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Milford volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a high level of involvement, particularly through unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 15.4% of people providing unpaid care is well above the national figure, the 17.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the typical Australian rate of 26.3%.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 5.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Milford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31835/milford/topic/community