12.8% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dubbo - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dubbo - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Dubbo - East provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a strong focus on family support across the area, even as other forms of community work have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, with 12.8% of people now giving their time. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.2% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures, far more people are looking after children. Around 19% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the national average.
12.2% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031100/dubbo-east/topic/community