14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Byee · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Byee have remained steady since the last census, mirroring national trends. The community is defined by a very high number of people caring for children, though other forms of unpaid care are almost non-existent here.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 33.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, the proportion of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care is far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average and a little below the national rate.
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Byee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30465/byee/topic/community