10.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spring Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Spring Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Spring Mountain provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. While family care is a major part of daily life here, very few people volunteer for community groups compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%. This rate is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very common at 45.6%, far above the national average of 26.3%. In contrast, only 8.3% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
A total of 4.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Spring Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32624/spring-mountain/topic/community