Doctor Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Doctor Creek

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

Zero percent of residents in Doctor Creek identify as volunteers, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This lack of community activity is mirrored across other forms of unpaid work and service. It is a place where very few people take on these common social roles.

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Where Doctor Creek sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 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 Doctor Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Doctor Creek0.0%
4352, QLD 18.5%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No one in Doctor Creek reported volunteering, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area and far below the 14.1% national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 14.8% of people caring for children and 14.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Providing other types of unpaid care is also far below the national figure, at 0.0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

14.8%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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

14.8%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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.

No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate 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 Doctor Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30859/doctor-creek/topic/community