32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Duck Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Duck Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteer rates defines Duck Creek, where 32.6% of people give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit is high, few residents are involved in military service or child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.6% of people helping out, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 9.3% of people provide unpaid child care, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.6% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Duck Creek has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
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 Duck Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11300/duck-creek/topic/community