44.2% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boyneside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boyneside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 30 point gap separates Boyneside from the rest of the country in terms of volunteering. This is a highly active community where 44.2% of people give their time to help others, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44.2% of residents helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more common than usual, with 30.8% of people caring for children and another 30.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. However, the 9.6% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the Australian figure.
9.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 30.8%
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. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and lower than most other 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 Boyneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30349/boyneside/topic/community