12.3% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadbeach - Burleigh · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Broadbeach - Burleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Broadbeach - Burleigh involves less unpaid care and volunteering than in other parts of the country. Only 12.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend of lower community contribution is seen across several unpaid activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.3% of residents helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%, and it has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.8% of people providing unpaid care. This is echoed by the 22.8% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.8% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%, though it is about the same as the national figure.
2.5%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Broadbeach - Burleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30901/broadbeach-burleigh/topic/community