12.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banora Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Banora Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Banora Point engage in volunteering compared to similar areas. While only 12.5% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for having a much higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.1% of residents providing care—a figure higher than most areas. However, the 23.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.1% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 striking 4.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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 Banora Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10186/banora-point/topic/community