18.8% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Denman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Denman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Denman volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Most other participation and care rates in the town sit close to the state and national norms.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the area, though 24.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. About 13.3% provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national averages.
13.3% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Defence service is about the same as the rest of the country, with 2.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Denman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11243/denman/topic/community