8.6% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dolls Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dolls Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.6% of people volunteer in Dolls Point, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also much less likely to provide unpaid care compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Dolls Point are among the lowest for similar areas. At 8.6%, this is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 19.8% of people caring for children unpaid. Similarly, the 17.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.3% across New South Wales.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Dolls Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11269/dolls-point/topic/community