15.7% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Douglas Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Douglas Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Douglas Park do a lot of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong trend of looking after others and their homes, though volunteering is less common here than in similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 15.7% of residents volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas. However, it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This goes alongside a higher than usual rate of people providing unpaid care, including 29.4% who look after children.
14.4% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Douglas Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11285/douglas-park/topic/community