65.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dobie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dobie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 65% of people in Dobie volunteer, which is far above the national rate. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support within their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 65% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and 14.1% nationally.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Dobie, where 45% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, and 35% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is well above the 26.3% seen in Victoria.
15.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 45.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
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 Dobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20763/dobie/topic/community