Bony Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bony Mountain

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

Far more people in Bony Mountain volunteer than the state or national average. Roughly 19.3% of the community gives their time to others, reflecting a strong local commitment to helping out. This high level of participation stands out against a national figure of 14.1%.

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📍 Bony Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Bony Mountain sits — Volunteers

19.3% —
  • 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 Bony Mountain — higher than 56% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bony Mountain19.3%
4370, QLD 17.7%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Nearly one in five people, or 19.3%, volunteer here. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.

19.3% —

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 19.3%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Many residents spend significant time at home, with 28.9% doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (26.5%) are about the same as the rest of the country, while people providing other unpaid care (9.6%) are a little below the national average.

9.6% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 9.6%

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

26.5% —

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 26.5%

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

28.9% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 28.9%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.

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 Bony Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30314/bony-mountain/topic/community