10.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Dapto - Port Kembla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Dapto - Port Kembla involves a high level of unpaid work at home, though community volunteering is low. Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas and has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011. The current rate of 10.1% is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 14.1% of residents helping others. This high level of care is reflected in the numbers for housework and childcare, both of which are a little above the state and national figures.
14.1% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is much lower than in most areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Dapto - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/community