61.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dhuragoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dhuragoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 61.5% of people volunteer their time in Dhuragoon, a figure far above the national average. This community is defined by high levels of unpaid work and care, with many residents giving back to others in their spare time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 61.5% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 42.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, and aligns with the 50% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 42.3%
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.
No one in the area 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).
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 Dhuragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11252/dhuragoon/topic/community