10.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Bluff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Bluff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between The Bluff and the rest of the country in community service, most notably in military history. While only 10.4% of residents volunteer—a figure well below the national average—the area has a very strong connection to the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 20.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher proportion than usual, 29.2%, spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
The Bluff has a very high number of veterans, with 15.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
15.7%
Higher 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 The Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32783/the-bluff/topic/community