19.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalrymple · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dalrymple
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Dalrymple, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While community giving is strong, the number of people providing unpaid care and doing housework has generally fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of people pitching in, well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common than in most areas, with 24.1% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. Meanwhile, 24.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure.
10.8% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of residents having this experience.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Dalrymple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011463/dalrymple/topic/community