19.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dimbulah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Dimbulah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Dimbulah volunteer their time, which is a well above the national figure. This local spirit is a standout feature of the area, as volunteering rates have risen steadily since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.0% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%. This represents a 4.5 point increase since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The share of people providing unpaid care is 13.2%, which is a little above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid (19.3%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.0%) are both much lower than in most areas.
13.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 65% 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 Dimbulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322034/dimbulah/topic/community