7.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dutton River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dutton River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Dutton River now participate in formal community roles compared to previous years. While unpaid childcare is common, only 7.3% of people volunteer, which is a very low rate for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas at 7.3%. This is well below the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 27.3% of people providing this care. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (20%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.9%) are both lower than in most other areas.
10.9% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Dutton River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30911/dutton-river/topic/community