27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Booubyjan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Booubyjan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Booubyjan volunteer their time, a rate that has remained very high compared to the rest of the country. This strong spirit of giving is reflected in the way residents support their families and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of residents helping out, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 34.2% care for children and 30.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly—both well above Queensland averages. However, the 8.2% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure.
8.2% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 uncommon in Booubyjan, with 0.0% of residents having served, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
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 Booubyjan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30331/booubyjan/topic/community