7.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dajarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dajarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in unpaid work and volunteering in Dajarra compared to most similar areas. Only 7.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are among the lowest for areas of this type, with just 7.7% of people helping out, well below the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas; only 7.7% of people provide unpaid care, and 16.7% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both well below the national figures.
7.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +46.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality 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 Dajarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30788/dajarra/topic/community