21.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dulong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dulong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Dulong spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure. This area shows high levels of community and family support, with many residents volunteering and providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a regular part of life for many, as 15% of residents provide this support, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 27.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, a little above the state average.
15.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
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.
A total of 4.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average and about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Dulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30889/dulong/topic/community