18.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millstream · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Millstream
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 6% of people in Millstream have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to service, with high levels of volunteering and unpaid work. It is a place where people contribute significantly to their neighbours and the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents 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.
While 12.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, far fewer (16.8%) look after children unpaid, which is well below the national figure. However, 27.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a rate well above the Queensland average.
12.6% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.8% of the population having served. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and well 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 Millstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31843/millstream/topic/community