28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bungaban · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bungaban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Bungaban volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time for free than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 31.0% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure. However, the area is much lower than most others for unpaid care of the elderly or disabled at 7.1%.
7.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
No one in Bungaban has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Bungaban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30429/bungaban/topic/community