17.1% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balnagowan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balnagowan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three in ten people in Balnagowan provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a strong focus on family and community support. This area shows a high level of unpaid work and care compared to the rest of the state, with 17.1% of residents volunteering their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, especially for childcare, which 33.9% of people do—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is seen alongside higher rates of people providing general unpaid care (14.2%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (24.6%).
14.2% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Balnagowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30134/balnagowan/topic/community