12.3% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dundas Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dundas Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 27% of people in Dundas Valley provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While child care is a key focus, other forms of volunteering and service are less frequent than in many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 27.0%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Other unpaid work is less frequent, with 22.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.4% providing general unpaid care, both of which are lower than most areas.
11.4% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 65% 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 Dundas Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11316/dundas-valley/topic/community