14.2% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Duramana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Duramana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people in Duramana provide unpaid care for children, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are focused on family duties, other forms of community involvement and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Australian figure and a little above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. However, the 9.6% of people providing general unpaid care is a little below the state and national averages.
9.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.6% of the population having served, which is a little below the national figure.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Duramana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11333/duramana/topic/community