17.0% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dalby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Dalby help raise children without pay, reflecting a community where family care is a central part of daily life. This local commitment is mirrored in a strong spirit of service, with volunteering rates sitting slightly above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.9% of people providing this care, a figure higher than most areas. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care is lower than in most other places.
11.7% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is common for 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Queensland average.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Dalby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30792/dalby/topic/community