14.7% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dulwich Hill - Lewisham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people take on unpaid care roles in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham than in most similar areas. While 14.7% of residents volunteer, the local rate of unpaid childcare and housework is well below the national figures. This suggests a community where residents are less likely to be primary caregivers or home-based workers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the figure has fallen 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 21.3% of people caring for children unpaid, well below the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, the 17.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national average of 20.7%.
10.4% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Dulwich Hill - Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031394/dulwich-hill-lewisham/topic/community