22.7% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Banana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Banana volunteer compared to the rest of the state. While 22.7% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.7% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is 8.6 percentage points higher than the national average, though the figure fell from 31.2% in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 10.5%. Meanwhile, 22.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure of 20.7%.
10.5% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%, though a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Banana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308041528/banana/topic/community