56.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dhulura · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dhulura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the residents in Dhulura now volunteer their time, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, with 56.7% of people helping out in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 56.7% of people pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 30.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of unpaid work are uncommon; only 10.0% provide general unpaid care, and just 10.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Dhulura has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
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).
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 Dhulura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11251/dhulura/topic/community