14.5% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundaberg East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bundaberg East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Bundaberg East has remained steady over the last decade, with a notable presence of former service members. Around 14.5% of the population volunteers, which is about the same as the national figure. Most local activity centres on unpaid care and household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, though at 14.5% it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the region, with 12% of people providing care and 23.8% looking after children, which is a little below the national rate of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are fewer than in most areas.
12.0% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Bundaberg East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30421/bundaberg-east/topic/community