27.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bunburra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bunburra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Bunburra give their time as volunteers, creating a community where helping out is a common part of daily life. This local spirit is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than the national figure of 26.3%, unpaid work is still high. About 31% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 18.4% provide other unpaid care, which is well above the national average.
18.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas. About 6.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% Australian average.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Bunburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30419/bunburra/topic/community