18.8% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miriam Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Miriam Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Miriam Vale apart from similar areas. About 18.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, a rate that is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in the area, with 16.1% of people providing care—much higher than most other areas. While those caring for children are well below the national figure at 21.2%, 26.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
16.1% ▲ +156.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Miriam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31860/miriam-vale/topic/community