28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dangarsleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dangarsleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 28% of people in Dangarsleigh volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 28% of residents helping out compared to just 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, with 35% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid care, as 18% of residents provide care for others.
18.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Dangarsleigh than in most areas, with 5.8% of people having served, well above the 2.8% national average.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Dangarsleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11201/dangarsleigh/topic/community