16.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lower Dyraaba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lower Dyraaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Lower Dyraaba do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This level of home contribution is a standout feature for the area, which also shows a strong tendency toward volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.1% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.3% of residents spend significant time on housework, only 9.7% provide unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian figure. Similarly, the 22.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate.
9.7% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
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.
No one in Lower Dyraaba has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Lower Dyraaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12415/lower-dyraaba/topic/community