31.9% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boyne Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boyne Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people volunteer their time in Boyne Valley, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support each other through unpaid work and care. It is a place where many people give their time back to the community and their families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.9% of residents helping out. This is 18 percentage points higher than the typical figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life in Boyne Valley, where 31.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, with 18.1% of residents providing care, well above the Australian average of 11.9%.
18.1% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 31.9%
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.
Ever since the latest census, 4.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Boyne Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30347/boyne-valley/topic/community