35.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dignams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dignams Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement has remained a standout feature of life in Dignams Creek, where volunteering and unpaid care are far more common than in most other areas. Nearly 36% of people here volunteer, which is more than double the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 35.9% of people in Dignams Creek volunteer, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 42.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is far above the national figure and pairs with a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care, at 21.8%.
21.8% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.3% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 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.
Defence service is also common in the area, with 10.8% of people having served, which is well above the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
10.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Dignams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11257/dignams-creek/topic/community