29.5% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bapaume · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bapaume
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Bapaume give their time to volunteer work, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community activity is mirrored by a strong military history and a distinct pattern of unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia, and is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 18.1% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the state and national averages.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 high proportion of the community has military experience, with 8.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia and is among the highest for similar areas.
8.8%
Higher than 93% 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 Bapaume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30149/bapaume/topic/community