25.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Damascus · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Damascus
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people contribute their time to others in Damascus compared to the rest of the state. About 25.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures. This strong spirit of contribution is seen across unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 24.1% of people provide care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. While very few people (6.0%) provide unpaid childcare, 32.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national average.
24.1% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere. The 14.1% of residents who served in the Defence Force is far above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
14.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Damascus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30802/damascus/topic/community