11.1% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buccan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buccan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.1% of people in Buccan volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While formal volunteering is low, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, showing a strong focus on family support in daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with just 11.1% of people helping out, which is 3 points below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 29.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure higher than most areas. This is alongside 24% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure.
11.4% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Defence service is lower than most areas, with 1.9% of the population having served, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Buccan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30404/buccan/topic/community