15.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drummoyne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drummoyne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines the community spirit in Drummoyne, where 15.1% of people give their time. While more active in volunteering, the area sees lower levels of unpaid care and housework compared to similar suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Around 24.8% of people care for children unpaid, while 20.5% do 15 or more hours of housework and 11.6% provide general unpaid care, all of which are about the same as state and national figures.
11.6% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Drummoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11296/drummoyne/topic/community