15.0% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dickson · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Dickson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering has marked the recent decade in Dickson, where 15% of people now give their time for free. While community work has dipped, a high proportion of residents continue to provide unpaid care and support at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Dickson volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This is a notable decline from 2011, when the rate was 20.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.6% of people caring for children, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This is alongside a high rate of people doing significant housework and 12.7% providing unpaid care for others.
12.7% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is more common in Dickson than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.5%
Higher than 96% of federal electorate 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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED307/dickson/topic/community