Djarawong · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Djarawong

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

More than a quarter of people in Djarawong spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This stands out as the most common form of community contribution in the area, though volunteering and childcare rates are lower than the national figures.

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Where Djarawong sits — Volunteers

10.2%
  • 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 Djarawong — lower than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Djarawong10.2%
4854, QLD 16.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 10.2% of people in Djarawong volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.

10.2%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 10.2%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 26.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those caring for children are well below the average at 20.5%. Unpaid care for others is also a little below the national rate at 10.2%.

10.2%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

20.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.1%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 26.1%

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.

No one in Djarawong 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 Djarawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30856/djarawong/topic/community