22.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bergen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bergen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people give their time to others in Bergen than in most other parts of the country. The area is marked by a very high level of community spirit, with nearly a quarter of residents volunteering and a huge number providing unpaid care to those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of people giving their time. This is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 24.3% of people providing support—far above the national figure of 11.9%. While 28.6% care for children, only 17.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below most other areas.
24.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 in Bergen than in most areas, with 5.8% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Bergen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30239/bergen/topic/community