13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bombeeta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bombeeta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service defines Bombeeta, where 8.2% of people have served in the Defence Force. This rate is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Other forms of community involvement and unpaid care are generally lower than usual for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the state and national figures, with only 12.4% of people providing this care. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are also much lower than most areas, while general unpaid care sits around the middle for its level.
12.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
The 8.2% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
8.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Bombeeta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30306/bombeeta/topic/community