14.6% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mudgeeraba - Bonogin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering has marked community involvement in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin since 2011. While 14.6% of people now volunteer, this is down from 18.7% a decade ago. However, unpaid care remains a significant part of life here, with 34% of residents caring for children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of people who volunteer is 14.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 18.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 34% of people caring for children—a figure well above the national 26.3%. This high level of family care is mirrored in housework, as 23.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide other unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.1% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Around 3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Mudgeeraba - Bonogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309051244/mudgeeraba-bonogin/topic/community