Duncans Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Duncans Creek

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few people in Duncans Creek participate in unpaid community roles compared to similar areas. Only 11.9% of residents volunteer, and the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.

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📍 Duncans Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Duncans Creek sits — Volunteers

11.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Duncans Creek — lower than 81% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Duncans Creek11.9%
2340, NSW 15.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with 11.9% of people helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 18.6%. However, 13.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%.

13.6%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

18.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

20.3%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 20.3%

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 Duncans Creek has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.

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 Duncans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11314/duncans-creek/topic/community