9.5% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mirani · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mirani
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 1 in 10 residents volunteer in Mirani, which is a sharp drop from 23.7% back in 2011. This means community participation is quite low compared to other areas, though more people here are providing unpaid childcare than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well below the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%. This level of involvement is among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national figure—only 8.0% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the Australian average of 11.9%.
8.0% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average.
2.4%
Lower than 80% 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 Mirani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315064/mirani/topic/community