17.3% ▼ -40.2%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millmerran · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Millmerran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Millmerran have dropped by 12 points since 2011, though they remain high. While 17.3% of residents still volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a community that continues to give its time despite a downward trend in participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This figure has fallen significantly from 29% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 23.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, unpaid childcare is a little below the state average at 23.7%, and only 11.1% of people provide general unpaid care.
11.1% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 2.1% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 85% 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 Millmerran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315063/millmerran/topic/community