15.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darlinghurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Darlinghurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people perform unpaid care in Darlinghurst compared to the rest of the state. While 15% of residents volunteer—a figure slightly above the New South Wales average—the area sees very low rates of unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Darlinghurst volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 8.4% of people caring for children, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework and those providing other unpaid care are both well below state and national levels.
6.5% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.4% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.9% ▲ +58.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 much lower than in most areas, with only 1.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower 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 Darlinghurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031329/darlinghurst/topic/community