14.0% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dingley Village · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Dingley Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Dingley Village than in most other similar areas. While volunteering is around the national average, the community is notably active in supporting family and others through unpaid work. This includes a high proportion of residents caring for children and other dependents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of residents volunteer, which is similar to the Victorian and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.5% of people in the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing care—a figure well above the Australian average. This is mirrored by the 28.8% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
15.2% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Around 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Dingley Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041313/dingley-village/topic/community