Dargal Road · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Dargal Road

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Forty-three percent of people in Dargal Road provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care is mirrored by a strong spirit of volunteering and a general tendency to help others in the community.

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📍 Dargal Road, Suburb / Locality

Where Dargal Road sits — Volunteers

19.7% ▼ -28.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dargal Road — higher than 58% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Dargal Road19.7%
4455, QLD 20.4%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Nearly 20% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.

19.7% ▼ -28.4%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Alongside the high rate of childcare, 14.5% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. About 23% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, slightly above the national figure.

14.5% ▲ +80.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

43.4% ▲ +11.7%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.9%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 43.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

23.0% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 23.0%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the state average of 3.9%.

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 Dargal Road [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30808/dargal-road/topic/community