12.7% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Cotton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mount Cotton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 42.1% of residents in Mount Cotton provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of family care stands out in a community where other forms of volunteering and unpaid service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011 and now sit at 12.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 42.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—up 15 points since 2011—those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 23.5%. Meanwhile, 11.3% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
11.3% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.1% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 service is less common here than in most similar areas. At 2.8%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is about the same as the Australian figure but a little below Queensland's 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre 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 Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314018/mount-cotton/topic/community