16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birnam · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birnam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid housework is the most striking feature of Birnam, where 26.7% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This level of home work is well above the national figure. Other community activities, such as volunteering, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people in Birnam volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare—roughly the same as the national figure—only 6.7% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the same figure for Queensland and Australia. This contrasts with the high number of people spending significant time on housework.
6.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
No one in Birnam has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average 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 Birnam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30262/birnam/topic/community