16.1% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Hallen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Hallen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in Mount Hallen have served in the Defence Force, marking a distinct shift in the local community profile since 2011. While volunteering is slightly above the national figure, the area is defined by a very high rate of unpaid care and housework compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 17.4% of people providing care and 28.8% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the 21.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
17.4% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in Mount Hallen, where 9.8% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Hallen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31970/mount-hallen/topic/community