21.5% ▼ -38.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Beppo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Beppo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people contribute their time to others in Mount Beppo compared to the rest of the country. Local residents are far more likely to volunteer or provide unpaid care than people in other parts of Queensland or Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 30.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to caregiving; 30.5% care for children and 14.5% provide other unpaid care, both figures being well above state and national levels.
14.5% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
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. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
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 Mount Beppo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31939/mount-beppo/topic/community