15.9% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Pleasant
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of residents in Mount Pleasant have served in the Defence Force, with 5.8% of the population having this experience. While many residents contribute to the community through unpaid work, volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is lower than the rate seen in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents spend significant time on the home, with 28.5% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 13.6% providing care and 24.9% caring for children.
13.6% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 5.8% of people who have served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most areas. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32015/mount-pleasant/topic/community