17.3% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirriwinni · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mirriwinni
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.3% of people in Mirriwinni volunteer their time. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and service, from local volunteering to caring for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Mirriwinni, as 26.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home support sits alongside 14.1% of residents providing unpaid care, which is a little above the national rate.
14.1% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Mirriwinni [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31861/mirriwinni/topic/community