9.6% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Chalmers · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Chalmers
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more housework and caregiving happen in the homes of Mount Chalmers than in other areas. While only 9.6% of people volunteer, a higher proportion of residents take on unpaid responsibilities at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.6% of people taking part. This is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Daily home life involves a lot of unpaid work, as 29.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend continues with unpaid care, where 14.0% of residents provide support, a little above the national rate of 11.9%.
14.0% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, with 4.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Chalmers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31946/mount-chalmers/topic/community