40.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darlimurla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darlimurla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back is a huge part of daily life in Darlimurla, where over 40% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 40.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is common here, with 35.1% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. However, only 13.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well below the national figure.
13.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded for 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).
More for Darlimurla
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Darlimurla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20713/darlimurla/topic/community