Dixie · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Dixie

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over a third of people in Dixie volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support their families and neighbours through unpaid work.

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📍 Dixie, Suburb / Locality

Where Dixie sits — Volunteers

35.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dixie — higher than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Dixie35.3%
4892, QLD 6.8%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 35.3% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.

35.3%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Many residents take on unpaid roles, with 38.2% caring for children and 35.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, no one in the area reported providing other types of unpaid care.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Dixie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30855/dixie/topic/community