Bondoola · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bondoola

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Higher than typical rates of unpaid care define the community of Bondoola. While volunteering levels are common for the region, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Bondoola, Suburb / Locality

Where Bondoola sits — Volunteers

14.3% ▼ -27.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bondoola — lower than 69% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bondoola14.3%
4703, QLD 15.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.3% of people in Bondoola volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.

14.3% ▼ -27.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is common here, with 29.5% of people caring for children and 23.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Additionally, 13.2% of residents provide unpaid care, slightly above the Queensland average.

13.2% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

29.5% ▲ +2.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 33.9%
  • 2021: 29.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

23.9% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 23.9%

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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served, which is about the same as the Australian figure.

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 Bondoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30308/bondoola/topic/community