19.8% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Miriam Vale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Miriam Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Miriam Vale volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While the community is very active in unpaid work and service, the number of volunteers has dropped by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.9% of people providing care and 26.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 21.3%, which is well below the Queensland average.
15.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.6% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Miriam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322082/miriam-vale/topic/community