16.7% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Ommaney · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mount Ommaney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Mount Ommaney volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. While 16.7% of the community volunteers, this is a drop from 22.8% in 2011. The area also stands out for the high number of residents who look after children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, with 16.7% of people helping out. This is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, though the rate has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is much more common here than in most areas, at 30.3%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 22.4% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.0% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Force veterans make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the 3.9% for Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
3.7%
Higher than 73% of state electorate 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 Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30058/mount-ommaney/topic/community