14.2% —
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dubbo Regional · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Dubbo Regional
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of the population in Dubbo Regional provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. This local commitment to family care sits alongside a volunteering rate that is typical for Australia. Overall, community involvement in the region follows state and national patterns closely.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 27.6% of people providing this care, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.6% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as both the state and the nation.
11.6% —
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% —
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
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.
About 2.3% of people in the region have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
2.3%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) 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 Dubbo Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12390/dubbo-regional/topic/community