17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Myrtlevale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Myrtlevale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Myrtlevale volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. The area is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of unpaid care and military service. This makes the local community more active in support roles than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of participation sits around the middle compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.3% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (21.4%) compared to the rest of the state.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 much more common in Myrtlevale than in most areas. About 6.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, 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 Myrtlevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32096/myrtlevale/topic/community