15.2% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Millaa Millaa · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Millaa Millaa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Millaa Millaa spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework. This high level of home care is a defining feature of the area, though the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%, more people provide general unpaid care and housework than in most other areas.
14.5% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 7.2% of the population, which is among the highest for this type of area and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.2%
Higher than 93% 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 Millaa Millaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322081/millaa-millaa/topic/community