37.2% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dargan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dargan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Dargan have remained exceptionally high, with 37.2% of people giving their time to others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place where community contribution is very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 37.2% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 21.8% of people providing such support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. While fewer people care for children compared to most areas, 37.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the Australian average.
21.8% ▲ +125.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.2% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
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 Dargan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11208/dargan/topic/community