Dungarubba · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Dungarubba

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

Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Dungarubba than in most other areas. While 27.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 6.8% look after others in a care capacity, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Dungarubba, Suburb / Locality

Where Dungarubba sits — Volunteers

11.4% —
  • 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 Dungarubba — lower than 83% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Dungarubba11.4%
2480, NSW 17.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.

11.4% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 11.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Providing unpaid care is uncommon here, with 6.8% of people doing so, well below the New South Wales figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, 20.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is about the same as the national rate.

6.8% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 6.8%

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

27.3% —

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 27.3%

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

20.5% —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 20.5%

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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the 2.8% national average.

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 Dungarubba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11320/dungarubba/topic/community