14.2% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bribie Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bribie Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members live on Bribie Island, where 7.1% of the population has served. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a community where many residents provide unpaid support to others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and nearly identical to the state and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.9% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 14.3% of people provide this support, which is a little above the national figure. While 26.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure—only 15.0% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Australian average.
14.3% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Defence service is very common on the island, with 7.1% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for its level and well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
7.1%
Higher than 96% 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 Bribie Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313011363/bribie-island/topic/community