23.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darlington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Darlington volunteer, which is far more than the typical Australian community. This high level of local activity is a defining feature of the area, where 23.7% of people give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, with 23.7% of residents participating in unpaid work for the community.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—a higher than usual 27.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. General unpaid care for others sits at 13.2%, which is about the same as the state average.
13.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average of 2.8%.
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20714/darlington/topic/community