Mount Delaney · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mount Delaney

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Mount Delaney. Around 21.8% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Mount Delaney, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Delaney sits — Volunteers

21.8% ▲ +118.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Delaney — higher than 66% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mount Delaney21.8%
4514, QLD 11.2%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 21.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that sits well above both the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.

21.8% ▲ +118.2%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While only 14.5% of people provide unpaid care for children—far below the national figure of 26.3%—housework is a major activity here. A high 36.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is far above the national rate of 20.7%.

14.5% ▲ —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

14.5% ▼ -32.1%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

36.4% ▲ +203.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 36.4%

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.

No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Delaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31956/mount-delaney/topic/community