20.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bajool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bajool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Bajool now volunteer their time, a rate that has grown significantly since 2011. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid work within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Additionally, 28% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
13.5% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Bajool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30117/bajool/topic/community