18.1% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Millaroo lend a hand to their community, though they are far less likely to provide unpaid care. While the typical resident is active in volunteering, the area stands out for its exceptionally high rate of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas. Only 4.2% of people provide unpaid care, and just 15.3% look after children without pay, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
4.2% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in the area. At 11.6%, the proportion of people who served is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
11.6%
Higher than 99% 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 Millaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31837/millaroo/topic/community