13.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundaberg Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bundaberg Surrounds - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care work than most similar areas define Bundaberg Surrounds - North. While 13.8% of the population provide unpaid care, the proportion of people volunteering has fallen to 13.3% since 2011. This reflects a community where home-based support is common, though formal volunteering is less frequent than in other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages, though it has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care, a little above the national figure. While 26.4% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly—well above the national 20.7%—the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 20.7%.
13.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 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.
A much higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.8%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011498/bundaberg-surrounds-north/topic/community