25.6% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dundee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dundee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.6% of people in Dundee volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the local area, where residents are much more likely to help out than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of residents volunteer, a rate that is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. However, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.4% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both 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 Dundee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11317/dundee/topic/community