20.9% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banana · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Banana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving is evident in Banana, where 20.9% of people volunteer their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011. This level of engagement shows a community where many residents step up to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.9% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, despite a 5.8 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 26.5%, about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 21.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and the 10.1% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.1% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 2.7% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) 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 Banana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30370/banana/topic/community