11.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Durack · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Durack
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.1% of people in Durack volunteer, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011. This reflects a broader trend of lower community and unpaid participation across the area compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers in Durack is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This rate has dropped 5.7 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work, with only 16.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much lower than the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, the 23.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state average.
10.7% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and about the same as the national figure.
2.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011272/durack/topic/community