19.7% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dungog · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dungog
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Dungog have stayed strong, with nearly one in five people giving their time to others. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure, making it a standout feature of the area's social life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of people in Dungog volunteer, which is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas, with 14.5% doing so. While those caring for children are a little below the state and national figures, 26.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.5% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of people having served, a figure a little above the New South Wales and Australian averages.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11323/dungog/topic/community