9.9% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dapto · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dapto
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.9% of people in Dapto volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. While community volunteering is low, more residents provide unpaid care for children and help at home compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most similar areas, with the 9.9% rate sitting well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than a quarter of residents (27.6%) provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. This fits with a broader trend here, as those doing 15 or more hours of housework and those providing general unpaid care are also a little above the state and national figures.
13.3% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
About 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Dapto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11203/dapto/topic/community