37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Diamondvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Diamondvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 37.5% of people in Diamondvale volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and a high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.5% of residents helping out, which is 23 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life in Diamondvale, where 20.8% provide care and 31.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, alongside a higher than usual 29.2% who care for children unpaid.
20.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is more common here than in most other areas, with 8.3% of residents having served, which is well above the 2.8% national figure.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Diamondvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30839/diamondvale/topic/community