14.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Marlow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Marlow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of Defence Force veterans live in Mount Marlow, where 5% of the population have served. While volunteering is common, the area is most notable for its high levels of unpaid family work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national rates, though it is lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28.9% of people caring for children and 25.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. However, the 9.9% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
The 5% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Marlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31991/mount-marlow/topic/community