13.0% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundaberg · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bundaberg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Bundaberg volunteer than in most similar areas, with only 13.0% of residents doing so. This low level of community participation is paired with a higher-than-average number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.0% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below both the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%, and it has fallen 2.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.6% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid have fallen to 23.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. People doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 21.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
13.6% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Queensland average.
4.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre 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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL311001/bundaberg/topic/community