16.7% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darbys Falls · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darbys Falls
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Darbys Falls stands out among similar areas for the high proportion of people doing significant housework. While 16.7% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is that over a third of residents spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteer rate of 16.7% is around the middle for its level, though it sits well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 36.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the proportions of people providing unpaid care (7.6%) and caring for children (19.5%) are both well below the Australian averages.
7.6% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.7% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 36.7%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force at 1.9%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Darbys Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11206/darbys-falls/topic/community