25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bancroft · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bancroft
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Bancroft compared to similar areas. One in four residents spends time volunteering, a figure that is far above the national average. This spirit of service extends to both unpaid domestic work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.0% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents take on more unpaid work than most, with 27.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 13.8% also provide unpaid care to others.
13.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Bancroft than in most similar areas. At 6.6%, the proportion of people who served is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Bancroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30142/bancroft/topic/community