32.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bukali · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bukali
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Bukali volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where locals are much more likely to give their time for free than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While a higher than usual 26% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the rates of unpaid care for others and children are well below the state and national figures.
6.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 common here, with 12% of the population having served, a figure that is well above the 2.8% national average.
12.0%
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 Bukali [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30410/bukali/topic/community