66.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minerva · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Minerva
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 66.7% of people in Minerva volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work at this level. This high level of engagement is seen across the board, with local residents providing far more unpaid care and housework than people in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here. At 66.7%, the rate is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Minerva. Over half of residents (51.5%) care for children unpaid, and 33.3% provide some form of unpaid care, both of which are far above the national and state averages.
33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 48.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Minerva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31852/minerva/topic/community