15.1% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bingil Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bingil Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notable gap exists in Bingil Bay (L) regarding household chores, where the rate of people doing heavy housework is well above the national figure. While volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, the area remains slightly more active in community work than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures. However, this is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most other areas, sitting well above the national figure at 28.9%. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children is well below the state and national rates, and has fallen since 2011.
9.4% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than in most similar areas and sits a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
1.7%
Lower than 89% 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 Bingil Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322015/bingil-bay/topic/community