17.8% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Duri · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Duri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Duri volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the number of people providing unpaid care and those who have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Duri provide unpaid care than in most other areas, with 14.9% of residents helping others. This includes 27.9% caring for children and 24.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework each week, both of which are well above the state and national figures.
14.9% ▲ +79.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Duri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11335/duri/topic/community