13.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mullett Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mullett Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people perform unpaid housework in Mullett Creek compared to the rest of the country. While volunteering levels are typical, the area is marked by a much higher rate of former Defence Force members than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 33.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the 19.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 6% of people having served, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Mullett Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32060/mullett-creek/topic/community