27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bringalily · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bringalily
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 27.7% of people in Bringalily volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.7% of residents volunteer their time, a rate far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 34% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 29.8% of people provide unpaid child care—well above the state average—only 6.4% provide other unpaid care, which is well below the national rate.
6.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Bringalily [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30376/bringalily/topic/community