14.0% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundaberg · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bundaberg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Bundaberg than in most similar areas. While a smaller proportion of the community now volunteers, the region has a notably high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, but it has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care, a figure much higher than most areas. While 23.5% of residents do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.8%.
13.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31820/bundaberg/topic/community