9.9% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundamba · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bundamba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Bundamba have plummeted since 2011, falling 11 percentage points to just 9.9%. This sharp decline stands in contrast to a growing number of people providing unpaid care and looking after children. It is now an area where local contribution is more likely to happen in the home than through community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of people in Bundamba volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here, with 31.4% of people doing so—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is much higher than most areas, while 11.7% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.7% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 proportion of people in Bundamba have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Queensland average of 3.9%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% of state electorate 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 Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30010/bundamba/topic/community