26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mp Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mp Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of the people in Mp Creek volunteer their time, making it a place where locals are exceptionally active in helping others. This strong spirit of contribution is seen across the board, with very high rates of unpaid care and military service compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 26.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of daily life, as 23.1% of people provide unpaid care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 30.8% of residents who care for children unpaid and another 30.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework each week.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
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.
Military service is very common in Mp Creek, where 20% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is far above the 2.8% typical for Australia.
20.0%
Higher 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 Mp Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32048/mp-creek/topic/community