27.7% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Durras · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Durras
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines South Durras, where 27.7% of residents give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The area shows a high level of community involvement despite having fewer people providing unpaid care for others compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of people helping out. This is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those providing unpaid care for others are few. At 6.9%, this is much lower than most areas.
6.9% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 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.
About 2.8% of people in South Durras have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 South Durras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13596/south-durras/topic/community