9.5% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doyalson North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Doyalson North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Doyalson North compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.5% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.5% of people participating, well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here as 13.8% of people provide it, which is a little above the national figure. However, only 6.2% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.2% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.8%, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11289/doyalson-north/topic/community