Bungil · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bungil

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A massive 40.4% of people in Bungil volunteer their time, showing a high level of community spirit. This local effort is far above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.

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Where Bungil sits — Volunteers

40.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bungil — higher than 94% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bungil40.4%
4455, QLD 20.4%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 40.4% of residents are volunteers, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and 26 percentage points higher than the national average.

40.4%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 40.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 34.6% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national figure. While 13.5% provide some form of unpaid care, only 7.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far below the national average of 20.7%.

13.5%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

34.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

7.7%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Bungil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30433/bungil/topic/community