Minnamoolka · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Minnamoolka

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A massive 40% of people in Minnamoolka volunteer, a figure far above the national rate of 14.1%. This sparsely populated area sees very high levels of unpaid work and community support compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Minnamoolka, Suburb / Locality

Where Minnamoolka sits — Volunteers

40.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Minnamoolka — higher than 94% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Minnamoolka40.0%
4872, QLD 17.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 40% of residents helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.

40.0%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very common, with 45% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 20% providing unpaid care, both far above national figures. Meanwhile, 25% of people care for children unpaid, which is a little below the state average of 26.5%.

20.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

45.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 45.0%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well below the 3.9% found across Queensland.

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 Minnamoolka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31856/minnamoolka/topic/community