13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Douglas
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Douglas has shifted over the last decade, with a particularly strong focus on home and family life. While formal volunteering is less common here than in other areas, nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common in Douglas than in most similar areas, with 13.2% of people helping out, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home responsibilities are very high here, as 32.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 29.8% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 uncommon in Douglas, with 0% of residents having served, which is well below the Queensland rate 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 Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30870/douglas/topic/community