17.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dumaresq · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dumaresq
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service set Dumaresq apart from the rest of the state. About 17.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service is a defining feature for the small community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people pitching in. This is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life for 30.2% of residents, well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 27.0% provide unpaid childcare, no one in the area reported providing other types of unpaid care, which is far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
A striking 6.3% of people in Dumaresq have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Dumaresq [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11308/dumaresq/topic/community