19.5% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dungog · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dungog
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Dungog volunteer, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and housework for others. It is an area where people give a great deal of their time to support their families and their town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. Similarly, 28.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 14.4% provide other types of unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.
14.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011110/dungog/topic/community