10.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundamba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bundamba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.3% of people in Bundamba now volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. While community volunteering is low, the area has a notably high presence of former Defence Force members and a strong rate of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with only 10.3% of people helping out. This is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, and has dropped 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.0% of people provide this support, which is higher than most areas. Around 26.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—similar to the state and national figures—while 20.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.0% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 people in Bundamba have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland average.
4.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031284/bundamba/topic/community