20.0% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Badu Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Badu Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36% of people on Badu Island provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community with strong family-focused ties and a high rate of local volunteering. While many residents support their families and neighbours, the number of people doing heavy housework has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents volunteers, a rate of 20% that is well above the Queensland figure. This level of community spirit has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major priority here, as 36% of people provide unpaid care for children, a figure that rose 8.3 points since 2011. In contrast, only 9.8% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little below the national average.
9.8% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 53% 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 Badu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321006/badu-island/topic/community