19.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dayboro · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Dayboro
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work define the community of Dayboro compared to similar areas. Nearly one in five people volunteer here, while a very high number of residents take on unpaid care and housework. These figures place the town well above both the state and national levels for community contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Dayboro, with 19.3% of people helping out, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is down 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high here, as 33.8% of people care for children and 28.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national average and have risen significantly since 2011. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 7.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national average.
7.2%
Higher than 93% of urban centre 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 Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315029/dayboro/topic/community