12.0% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dora Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dora Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Dora Creek has shifted over the last decade, with a notable rise in the proportion of people providing unpaid support. While volunteering rates remain modest, the area shows a strong trend toward home-based care and a higher than usual number of veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.0% of residents helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Dora Creek, where 14.8% of people provide a helping hand. This is well above the New South Wales figure, though fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the state and national averages.
14.8% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
A higher number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Dora Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11279/dora-creek/topic/community