12.3% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundaberg West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bundaberg West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.4% of people in Bundaberg West provide unpaid care, which is lower than most similar areas. While the area has a strong history of military service, residents are generally less likely to volunteer or take on unpaid care roles compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with 12.3% of people helping out, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, as only 17.9% of people care for children and 15.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well below the national average.
10.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4% of residents having served, slightly above the 2.8% national figure.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30424/bundaberg-west/topic/community