27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bunjurgen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bunjurgen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Bunjurgen now volunteer and serve their country than in previous years. A striking 27.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This highlights a community that is much more active in unpaid service than most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of people giving their time. This is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those providing unpaid care or looking after children are much fewer than in most areas.
8.2% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 common in Bunjurgen, where 7.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Bunjurgen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30436/bunjurgen/topic/community