16.7% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darnum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darnum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid work define the community in Darnum, where 29% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a local culture of high engagement in both home and community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.7% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victoria rate of 13.3% and a little above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very prominent in the area; 17.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national average of 11.9%. About 26.5% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
17.2% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.7%. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Darnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20715/darnum/topic/community