15.1% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bouldercombe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bouldercombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people take on unpaid household roles in Bouldercombe than in most similar areas. While 26.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, volunteering rates are lower than in many other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.6% of people caring for children and 26.5% doing heavy housework, a figure well above the national average. However, 11.4% of people providing other types of unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.4% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
A higher share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 4.0% of residents having served.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30339/bouldercombe/topic/community