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.
Daysdale · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
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.
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.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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%.
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).
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