24.1% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalveen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dalveen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer their time in Dalveen than in most similar areas. About 24.1% of residents give back to the community, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of local engagement stands out against the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.1% of people helping out. This is 10 percentage points higher than both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, 29.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, the 18.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
13.3% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.1% of the population have served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Dalveen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30799/dalveen/topic/community