15.1% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darling Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darling Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Darling Heights than in most similar areas. While 15.1% of residents volunteer, overall levels of unpaid care and housework are lower than in many other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas, with only 18.6% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.7% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Darling Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30809/darling-heights/topic/community