16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Byrnestown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Byrnestown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 16% of people in Byrnestown volunteer their time, which is a slightly higher rate than the Queensland and national figures. This community participation is marked by a very low number of people caring for children. Most residents provide a modest amount of unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is far below the national figure at 0.0%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also well below the state average at 16.1%. However, 12.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Queensland rate.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and well below the state average of 3.9%.
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).
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 Byrnestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30469/byrnestown/topic/community