9.9% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bethania · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bethania
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.9% of people in Bethania volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This represents a low level of community participation compared to most other areas. While volunteering is uncommon, there is a slightly higher presence of former Defence Force members here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.9% of residents helping out. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 20.7%. Similarly, the 18.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas, while those providing general unpaid care sit at 11.7%.
11.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas. About 4.0% of residents have served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Bethania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30242/bethania/topic/community