10.7% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Booral · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Booral
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shrinking number of volunteers has marked a shift in community involvement in Booral since 2011. Only 10.7% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure. However, there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling 6.4 points to 10.7%. This is now 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 the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.1%, other unpaid work is common. The 14.5% of people providing unpaid care is higher than most areas, and 24.9% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average.
14.5% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 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.
A striking 6.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Booral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321020/booral/topic/community