12.6% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bowen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people give their time to unpaid work and volunteering in Bowen than in most other areas. This is a community where only 12.6% of people volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Rates of unpaid childcare and housework also sit well below the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Bowen is lower than in most areas, with 12.6% of people helping out. This is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland, and the rate has fallen 4.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas; only 22.6% of people care for children, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 18.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while unpaid care for others has risen slightly to 10.4%.
10.4% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 higher share of people in Bowen have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is about the same as the Queensland rate of 3.9% and slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Bowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011337/bowen/topic/community