33.8% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brooweena · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brooweena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people contribute their time to others in Brooweena than in the rest of the country. About 33.8% of residents volunteer, which is more than double the national figure. This strong spirit of service extends to military history, with a very high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Brooweena, with 33.8% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people perform unpaid care roles here than in most other areas. Only 5% provide unpaid care, and figures for unpaid housework and childcare are also well below the state and national averages.
5.0% ▼ -69.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 13.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 2.8%.
13.9%
Higher 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 Brooweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30392/brooweena/topic/community