10.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doyalson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Doyalson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Doyalson provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most other areas. While many residents support their families through care, the area has a low rate of volunteering and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees more people providing unpaid care and childcare than most places, with 13.9% and 28.3% respectively. However, the 16.8% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well below the Australian figure of 20.7%.
13.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas, with 4.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Doyalson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11288/doyalson/topic/community