15.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonnie Doon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bonnie Doon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Participation levels in Bonnie Doon have shifted over the last decade, with a strong focus on home and family duties. A striking 36.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures, though this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 36.9% of people caring for children and 28.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national average. In contrast, the 8.7% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure.
8.7% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.9% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 2.1% of residents having served, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Bonnie Doon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30311/bonnie-doon/topic/community