Daysdale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Daysdale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A striking 25.3% of people in Daysdale volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This strong level of community spirit stands out in a place where few people have served in the military and unpaid care needs are relatively low.

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Where Daysdale sits — Volunteers

25.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Daysdale — higher than 76% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Daysdale25.3%
2646, NSW 19.4%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

One in four residents volunteers here, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.

25.3%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

People providing unpaid care are well below the national figure at 6.7%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (20.0%) and those caring for children (24.0%) are both slightly lower than the state and national figures.

6.7%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

20.0%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 20.0%

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.

No one in Daysdale has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Daysdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11225/daysdale/topic/community