19.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mothar Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mothar Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Mothar Mountain than in the wider state or nation. Nearly one in five residents volunteer, and the area has a much higher rate of unpaid care and housework than most other places. This community is also more likely to have residents who served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 29.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 16.2% provide unpaid care—which is much higher than most areas—the 23.9% who care for children unpaid is a little below the state average.
16.2% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 5.5%, this is a little above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Mothar Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31931/mothar-mountain/topic/community