29.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Molar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Molar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Mount Molar than across the country, with 29.3% of residents giving their time. This spirit of community activity is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to help out and provide care than those in most other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of people here are volunteers, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen in both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—many others contribute in different ways. Unpaid care for other people (17.2%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (30.3%) are both well above state and national levels.
17.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Molar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31999/mount-molar/topic/community