11.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bushland Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bushland Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 10% of people in Bushland Beach have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While military service is common, only 11.2% of the community volunteers, which is much lower than most areas. A high number of residents also provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 35.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework are less common than in most areas.
10.8% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is very common in Bushland Beach, where 10.3% of people have served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
10.3%
Higher than 97% 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 Bushland Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30460/bushland-beach/topic/community