13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dalmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dalmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than similar areas define the community spirit in Dalmore. While 19.3% of people provide unpaid care, a smaller number of residents take part in formal volunteering compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 19.3% of people providing it—well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the 14.1% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
19.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Dalmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20703/dalmore/topic/community