14.9% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beerburrum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beerburrum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of former service members defines the community spirit in Beerburrum. While 5.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force—much higher than most similar areas—other forms of community involvement like volunteering remain at a typical level.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of the state, with only 20.9% doing so. However, 25.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
10.6% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 common in Beerburrum, with 5.4% of people having served. This is a little above both the state and national averages.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Beerburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30203/beerburrum/topic/community