18.6% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dover Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dover Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for volunteering, Dover Heights is a place where 18.6% of people give their time to a cause. This strong community spirit is seen alongside higher rates of unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the 18.6% rate has fallen slightly since 2011. This is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well above the national average at 29.4%, while 11.9% of people provide other unpaid care. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common here than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 uncommon in Dover Heights, where only 1.0% of people have served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011344/dover-heights/topic/community