28.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dirranbandi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dirranbandi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Dirranbandi, where nearly 29% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas and more than double the Queensland and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 22.2%, and the rate of people providing any unpaid care is also much lower than most areas.
9.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas, with 4.0% of the population having served.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Dirranbandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30851/dirranbandi/topic/community