18.2% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dudley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Dudley are stepping up to help others than in most parts of the country. A standout 38.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of local support extends to volunteering and general caregiving as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very frequent in Dudley, where 15.7% of people provide unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, and 27.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
15.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11303/dudley/topic/community