10.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dirnbir · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dirnbir
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Dirnbir has seen a shift in how people contribute, with a notable number of residents now stepping up for their families. While formal volunteering is low, many people are deeply involved in unpaid homely duties and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people in Dirnbir volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is much lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle a lot of unpaid work, with 32% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 28% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 6.1%. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little above the Queensland average of 3.9%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Dirnbir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30850/dirnbir/topic/community