7.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dharruk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dharruk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Low levels of community involvement mark daily life in Dharruk, where only 7.3% of people volunteer. This rate is well below both the state and national figures. While few residents engage in formal volunteering, a fair number provide unpaid care for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little below the national figure at 23.4%, and 18.9% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly. However, the 12.6% of people providing general unpaid care is a little above the New South Wales average.
12.6% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
A small minority of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 1.5% of residents having served, which is lower than most areas.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Dharruk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11250/dharruk/topic/community