16.8% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denistone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Denistone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for volunteering and care, Denistone is a community where residents contribute a great deal of unpaid time. Nearly 17% of people volunteer, while a high proportion of the population also manages unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Denistone, where 26.3% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This trend continues with unpaid care, as 29.3% look after children and 13.7% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.
13.7% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Denistone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021722/denistone/topic/community