17.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denistone West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Denistone West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Denistone West provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is a key feature of the community's daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Alongside the high rate of childcare, 25.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. However, the 11.8% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.8% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 service is less common here than in other places. Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Denistone West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11242/denistone-west/topic/community