17.0% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millmerran · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millmerran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 17% of residents in Millmerran give their time to volunteering, which is a little above the national figure. This community participation is the most common way people contribute here, though rates of unpaid care and defence service are lower than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Millmerran, with 17% of people helping out. This is a little above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, at 22.7%. General unpaid care is also lower than most areas, though 22% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national figure.
10.9% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. Only 1.9% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Millmerran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31840/millmerran/topic/community