7.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Borallon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Borallon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Borallon than is typical for the state. While many residents look after children, very few people in the area spend their time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 15.4% providing general care and 36.9% caring for children—both figures far above the national average. However, only 4.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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, a figure that is well below the Queensland average 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 Borallon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30334/borallon/topic/community