19.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dombarton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dombarton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Dombarton volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a large number of residents who spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of the population volunteers, a rate that is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment here, with 30.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, 25.5% provide unpaid childcare and 11.8% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
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, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
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 Dombarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11272/dombarton/topic/community