4.6% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doomadgee · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Doomadgee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Doomadgee provide unpaid childcare than the national average, though other forms of community work are much less common. While 40.9% of residents care for children without pay, only 4.6% of the population volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Doomadgee are among the lowest for similar areas, at 4.6%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 40.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, only 3.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a result far below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
8.7% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.9% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
3.9% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
Few residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.5%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) 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 Doomadgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32770/doomadgee/topic/community