18.0% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dayboro · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dayboro
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Dayboro volunteer their time, far more than the national figure of 14.1%. This local spirit of giving extends into the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.0% of people helping out, which is well above the Queensland average. However, this rate has fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in Dayboro, with 31.0% of people caring for children and 28.6% doing heavy housework, both figures well above the national average. Those providing general unpaid care have also risen to 13.7%, a little above the Queensland figure.
13.7% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.6%, this is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011384/dayboro/topic/community