12.9% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boondall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Boondall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of residents in Boondall have served in the Defence Force. While community volunteering has dropped, about 27% of people spend their time caring for children unpaid. These figures reflect a place where daily life is often centered around family and previous military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Boondall has fallen by 4.8 points since 2011. Now, 12.9% of people volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 11.8% of people providing care and 26.9% caring for children. These figures are about the same as those for the state and the rest of Australia.
11.8% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than the national figure of 2.8%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Boondall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031035/boondall/topic/community