13.9% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaudesert · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Beaudesert
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower levels of volunteering and childcare a key feature of community life in Beaudesert. While 13.9% of people volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas and represents a 5.9 percentage point drop since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas at 14.0%, though the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 22.8%. This contrasts with housework, where 23.3% of people do 15 or more hours a week, which is a little above the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of the population having served.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Beaudesert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31101/beaudesert/topic/community