12.3% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denman Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Denman Prospect
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Denman Prospect provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a community where daily life is heavily focused on raising families, though other forms of community contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with only 12.3% of residents helping out, which is well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is among the highest at this level (38.8%), other forms of support are rare; only 7.6% of people provide general unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. About 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the Australian average.
7.6% —
Lower than 93% 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.
38.8% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 66% 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.
More people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.7% of residents having served. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Denman Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801101136/denman-prospect/topic/community