36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Tully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Tully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Mount Tully now volunteer, marking a significant community contribution. This high level of local involvement is a standout feature of the area, with volunteering rates far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 30.6% of people who look after children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.2% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a rate about the same as across Australia.
12.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure, though it is a little below Queensland's 3.9%.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Tully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32032/mount-tully/topic/community