13.3% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millchester · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millchester
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Most areas see more community involvement than Millchester, where volunteer rates are much lower than in similar places. Despite this, about 13.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is slightly above the Queensland and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This rate is about the same as the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 20% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework is lower than in most other areas.
13.3% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
About 3.0% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Millchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31839/millchester/topic/community