18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Duchess · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Duchess
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and service than most similar areas define Duchess. This community is particularly active, with 13.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force and a strong culture of helping others through volunteering and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, with 16.7% of people providing unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with a very high 31.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the 20.7% typical for the state.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 far more common in Duchess than elsewhere, with 13.6% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for its level and far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
13.6%
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 Duchess [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30883/duchess/topic/community