0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doongul · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Doongul
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Doongul has shifted, with 20% of residents now providing unpaid care. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits well above the national figure of 11.9%. While many people help others at home, very few participate in formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Doongul reported volunteering, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 20% providing unpaid care and 26.7% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, the 16.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
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, a figure that is well below the Queensland average 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 Doongul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30867/doongul/topic/community