27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doolbi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Doolbi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Doolbi volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This spirit of contribution defines daily life in the area, where residents are much more likely to help out in the community than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 21.3% of locals, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 26.6% do a lot of housework, only 13.8% provide unpaid childcare, a rate far below the national average of 26.3%.
21.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Doolbi has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% rate is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Doolbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30864/doolbi/topic/community