17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miva · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Miva
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of unpaid care is a key feature of life in Miva, where 21.7% of people provide this support. This far exceeds both the state and national figures, reflecting a community that gives a great deal of time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant chores, with 30.4% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. However, the 19.6% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
Service to the country is very common in Miva, where 9.3% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% typical for Australia.
9.3%
Higher than 94% 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 Miva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31867/miva/topic/community