13.8% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banyo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Banyo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in Banyo than in most similar areas, with 29.7% of residents stepping into this role. While some community roles are common, the area stands out for its higher-than-average proportion of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a key feature here, with 29.7% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.9% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a rate around the middle for its level.
11.9% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 more common in Banyo than in most similar areas. About 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Banyo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30148/banyo/topic/community