14.4% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dubbo - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dubbo - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Typical for its type, Dubbo - South shows a mix of community support and home care roles. While volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, a high proportion of residents still provide unpaid care for children. This balance of unpaid work shapes how people spend their time across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 20.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here look after children unpaid (28.2%) than in most other areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.3%) and those providing other unpaid care (11.2%) are both lower than the national figures.
11.2% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031101/dubbo-south/topic/community