10.1% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Booval · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Booval
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in North Booval has shifted over the years, though it now sees much lower rates of volunteering than most other areas. Only 10.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This contrast sits alongside a higher-than-average number of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.1% of people taking part. This is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is more common than usual, with 29.3% of people caring for children unpaid. This is a little above the national figure, while 13.3% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
13.3% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
A higher than average 4.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland rate.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 North Booval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32168/north-booval/topic/community