25.0% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Archer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Archer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkably high level of community spirit defines Mount Archer, where one in four people volunteer. This stands out as much higher than most other areas, with the local rate of 25% sitting far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus as 32.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 5.9%.
5.9% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 residents in this area reported serving in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Mount Archer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31936/mount-archer/topic/community