18.8% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dunoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dunoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Helping out others is a common part of daily life in Dunoon, where 18.8% of residents volunteer. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, showing a strong local commitment to community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more common than in most areas, with 29% of people caring for children and 27% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. These figures are well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 12.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.4% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
A higher number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of the population having a service background.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Dunoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11328/dunoon/topic/community