11.8% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deebing Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Deebing Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant number of residents in Deebing Heights have served in the Defence Force, which is a standout feature of the community. While many people here provide unpaid care for children, volunteering rates are quite low compared to other areas. This mix of service and family care defines how people contribute to their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Deebing Heights volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 40% of residents provide unpaid care for children, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, only 9.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.1% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.7% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common here, with 12.1% of people having served. This is well above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the national average of 2.8%.
12.1%
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 Deebing Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30821/deebing-heights/topic/community