22.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seventy Mile · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Seventy Mile
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Seventy Mile volunteer their time, reflecting a strong culture of community contribution. This high level of local involvement is a standout feature of the area, where people are far more likely to give their time than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.5% of people helping out. This is well above the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is typical for the region at 27.5%, but other forms of support are less common. Only 7.5% of people provide unpaid care and 18.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much lower than in most areas.
7.5% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Seventy Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32541/seventy-mile/topic/community