19.3% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deniliquin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Deniliquin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Deniliquin volunteer, a figure well above the national average. While this reflects a strong local habit of helping out, the rate has dropped since 2011. Other forms of community support and care in the town are more in line with the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most other areas, at 21.6%. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are about the same as the national figures.
12.6% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Deniliquin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031182/deniliquin/topic/community