12.3% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dulguigan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dulguigan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Dulguigan has shifted, with 12.3% of people now volunteering. This is much lower than most similar areas, and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%. While some areas see high levels of local activity, Dulguigan shows a smaller tendency toward unpaid community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and a little below the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher share of people than most areas, 26.9%, do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are well below the Australian average at 21.5%.
12.3% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Dulguigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11305/dulguigan/topic/community