29.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Surround · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Surround
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mount Surround volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.6% of residents volunteer here. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia, and is much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure at 14.8%. However, more people do a lot of housework, with 27.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on it, while 13.9% provide some form of unpaid care.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 common here, with 7.9% of people having served. This is well above the 3.9% in Queensland and 2.8% across Australia, placing the area among the highest for this trait.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Surround [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32027/mount-surround/topic/community