16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Edwards · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Edwards
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people have served in the Defence Force in Mount Edwards than the national average. While around 16.7% of residents volunteer, this area stands out for its high rates of unpaid care and a very strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.7% of residents providing it—well above the national figure of 11.9%. In contrast, those caring for children (18.8%) or doing 15+ hours of housework (14.6%) are well below state and national levels.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
Military service is very common in Mount Edwards, where 14.8% of people have served. This is far above the 3.9% for Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
14.8%
Higher 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 Edwards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31957/mount-edwards/topic/community