22.2% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darts Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.2% of people in Darts Creek volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 22.2% of the population volunteering, Darts Creek sees a much higher rate of community work than the 14.1% found across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 23.0%, and only 16.3% do 15 or more hours of housework. However, 13.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national figures.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
About 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national rate of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Darts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30813/darts-creek/topic/community