16.4% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Babinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Babinda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people in Babinda contribute their time to others compared to the national average. While 16.4% of residents volunteer, the number of people providing unpaid care is also higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher-than-average 13.4% of residents who provide unpaid care.
13.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 more common in Babinda than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Babinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031158/babinda/topic/community