24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boolburra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boolburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly in Boolburra since 2011, reaching 24.2%. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a community that is much more active in unpaid work than most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.2% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of participation is higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.2% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national figure. However, this is not driven by children, as the 9.1% who provide unpaid childcare is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.1% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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% and lower than most similar areas.
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 Boolburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30319/boolburra/topic/community