21.6% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darlington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Darlington has shifted since 2011, most notably with a strong rise in volunteering. About 21.6% of residents now volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of local contribution contrasts with a very low rate of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% rate for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents provide unpaid care, with only 6.9% doing so, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, those caring for children (8.2%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (11.0%) are among the lowest in the country.
6.9% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.2% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.0% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Force service is less common in Darlington than in most other areas. Only 1.0% of residents have served, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
1.0%
Lower than 67% 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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11215/darlington/topic/community