13.2% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaudesert · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaudesert
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and veteran presence stand out in Beaudesert compared to similar areas. While 14.1% of people provide unpaid care, this is a little above the national figure of 11.9%. This community also has a stronger presence of former Defence Force members than most other areas of its size.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than in most other similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 21.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.1% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Beaudesert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30193/beaudesert/topic/community