34.0% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dargo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dargo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34% of people in Dargo volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a third of residents volunteer their time, a rate that is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 33% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 14.9% of people provide unpaid care, though the 21.3% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.9% ▲ +126.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▲ +74.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.0% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Dargo than in most areas, with 5.1% of people having served, which is well above the 2% seen across Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Dargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20711/dargo/topic/community