13.9% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Don Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Don Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Don Valley compared to most similar areas. While volunteering is typical for the region, a striking 20% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates sit at 13.9%, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 29.2% of people caring for children unpaid. This is a little above the national figure, while 20% provide general unpaid care, which is well above the national average.
20.0% ▲ +102.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 1.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20769/don-valley/topic/community