15.7% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Surprise · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Surprise
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in Mount Surprise spend significant time on housework, though fewer are involved in unpaid care. This is reflected in a local community where about 15.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer, a rate that is lower than most similar areas but remains a little above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for children and other people is much lower than in most areas, 26.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.6% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +79.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
No one in Mount Surprise has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Surprise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32026/mount-surprise/topic/community