13.6% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dundowran · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dundowran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people provide unpaid care in Dundowran, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. This level of caregiving is well above both the state and national figures. While a small number of residents serve as volunteers, the area has a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing over 15 hours of housework and 29.8% caring for children. Both figures are well above the national average of 20.7% and 26.3% respectively.
18.9% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 5.5%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Dundowran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30897/dundowran/topic/community