24.4% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dartmoor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dartmoor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Dartmoor volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.4% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.8% of people helping out. While this includes a high number of people doing over 15 hours of housework, the proportion of people caring for children is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
A higher than usual 3.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% recorded across Victoria.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Dartmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20718/dartmoor/topic/community