17.7% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bidwill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bidwill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and volunteer in Bidwill than in most similar areas. Around 17.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of people giving their time, a figure well above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 30.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 15.9% provide unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures. However, the 22.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Bidwill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30247/bidwill/topic/community