25.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dairymans Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dairymans Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Dairymans Plains a standout for community spirit. About 25.2% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people (25.2%) volunteer in Dairymans Plains, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid care or look after children compared to most areas, a higher number (27.7%) spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Dairymans Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11189/dairymans-plains/topic/community