14.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Danderoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Danderoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five residents in Danderoo have served in the Defence Force, a rate far above the national average. While volunteering is typical for the region, the area stands out for its very high levels of unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 23.5% of people providing care—a figure far above the national and state rates. Around 26.5% care for children unpaid, while 20.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
23.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 highly prevalent in Danderoo, where 18.5% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
18.5%
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 Danderoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30805/danderoo/topic/community