19.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Djuan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Djuan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of community involvement marks Djuan, where residents are far more likely to volunteer or have served in the military than those in other areas. Notably, 11.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for its area type.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people here volunteer, with 19.2% contributing their time. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly, a figure far below the national average of 20.7%.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.3% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
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.
Defence service is very common in Djuan, with 11.7% of people having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
11.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Djuan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30858/djuan/topic/community