12.0% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundaberg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bundaberg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap exists between Bundaberg and the rest of the country in unpaid work, where the number of people caring for children is well below the national figure. While 10.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, overall community participation in volunteering and housework has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to 12.0%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 18.3% of people caring for children and 16.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework per week, both figures being well below the state and national levels. The rate of people providing any unpaid care has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 10.8%.
10.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
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.
More people in Bundaberg have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.2%, this is about the same as the Queensland (3.9%) and Australian (2.8%) figures.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011495/bundaberg/topic/community