18.2% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beecher · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beecher
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set Beecher apart from most similar areas. About 35.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where a high proportion of people take on significant care and support roles within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are very prominent in Beecher, where 35.2% of people look after children and 29% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are much higher than most areas and well above the national average. Additionally, 14.1% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national figures.
14.1% ▲ +85.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 4.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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).
More for Beecher
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Beecher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30197/beecher/topic/community