8.7% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beenaam Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beenaam Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Beenaam Valley provide unpaid support for others, though formal volunteering is rare. While 21.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is far above the Queensland figure, only 8.7% of the community volunteer.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.7% of people helping out. This is well below both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common in the area, as 21.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is far above the state figure. This is consistent with the high numbers of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (34.8%) and those caring for children unpaid (32.6%).
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
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.
No one in Beenaam Valley has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Beenaam Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30201/beenaam-valley/topic/community