24.1% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boulia · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Boulia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Boulia volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community contribution stands out despite a slight drop in volunteering since 2011. The town shows a strong lean towards shared local effort compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 10 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week have fallen to 14.7%, which is well below the national figure.
10.6% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the national figure but lower than most similar areas.
2.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322020/boulia/topic/community