12.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dripstone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dripstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Dripstone provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most common activities for the local community. While family care is a major priority, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. This aligns with a higher than usual rate of people providing unpaid care for children (27.3%) and general unpaid care (12.7%).
12.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
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 Dripstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11295/dripstone/topic/community