12.4% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bald Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bald Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Bald Hills than in most other areas, with 32.9% of residents in this role. While the area has a strong connection to the military, fewer people here volunteer their time compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.4% of people volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has fallen since 2011, when it sat at 16.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, sitting well above the Queensland figure at 32.9%. Meanwhile, 12.7% of people provide general unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011022/bald-hills/topic/community