25.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boulia · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Boulia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Boulia volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This strong level of community a-id stands out despite a small dip in volunteers since 2011. It is the most prominent feature of local community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.6% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 12 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While a little below the national rate, 25.1% of people provide unpaid childcare. Conversely, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below the national figure at 17.3%, while unpaid care for others is also a little below the state average at 9.8%.
9.8% ▲ +156.2%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 here, with 1.7% of people having served, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
1.7%
Lower than 86% 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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30900/boulia/topic/community