23.0% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bunya · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bunya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state and national figures, Bunya shows a strong trend of community and family support. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, and a much higher share of residents provide unpaid care compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.0% of people giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are high in Bunya, where 32.6% of people provide unpaid childcare and 26.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national average, while 13.8% provide other types of unpaid care.
13.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 6.2% of residents having served compared to 2.8% nationally.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Bunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30437/bunya/topic/community