37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dingwall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dingwall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 37% of people volunteer in Dingwall, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region. This spirit of helping out extends into the home, where residents spend far more time on unpaid care and housework than people across the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37% of people giving their time. This 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 work is a major part of daily life, as 42.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a higher rate of unpaid childcare, at 35.6% compared to 26.3% nationally.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 42.5%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most other areas. At 5.7%, this is well above the 2% seen across Victoria.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Dingwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20759/dingwall/topic/community