28.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bamboo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bamboo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Bamboo volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with many residents providing unpaid care and a notable number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.2% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Bamboo, where 18.2% of people provide care and 34.5% look after children unpaid. Both figures are well above the state and national averages.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
A total of 6.3% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Bamboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30137/bamboo/topic/community