21.3% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dumgree · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dumgree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of community spirit defines Dumgree, where 21.3% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and shows a strong commitment to helping others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.3% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people perform unpaid housework or child care than in most areas, 19.1% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure well above the national average of 11.9%.
19.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 6.3% of people having served, well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Dumgree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30892/dumgree/topic/community