10.0% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Basin Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Basin Pocket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Basin Pocket provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents support their families, very few engage in formal volunteering compared to other areas. The local profile also shows a notably strong connection to military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people in Basin Pocket volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of participation is much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This happens alongside 26.6% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
15.1% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 here than in most other areas, with 4.5% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Basin Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/topic/community