10.0% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
One Mile · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in One Mile
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in One Mile than in most similar areas. While military service is common here, the area sees far lower levels of general volunteering compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 14.0% doing so. This includes 27.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national rate.
14.0% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 One Mile, where 6.8% of people have served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 One Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32224/one-mile/topic/community