Dabee · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Dabee

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far fewer people provide unpaid child care in Dabee compared to the rest of the country, with only 9.7% doing so. This sparsity of caregiving is a standout feature of the area, where community involvement and defence service are also quite low.

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📍 Dabee, Suburb / Locality

Where Dabee sits — Volunteers

12.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dabee — lower than 76% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Dabee12.9%
2849, NSW 22.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Very few people provide unpaid care or look after children, with both figures far below the state and national levels. However, the 22.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little above the national figure of 20.7%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

9.7%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.6%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 22.6%

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.

No one in Dabee has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.

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 Dabee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11185/dabee/topic/community