9.4% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dilkoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dilkoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in Dilkoon provide unpaid support to others in their daily lives. While few residents volunteer for organised groups, there is a strong presence of people caring for children and other dependents at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 15.6% of people provide this support, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes 28.1% of residents who look after children without pay, a figure slightly above the national average.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Dilkoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11258/dilkoon/topic/community