29.6% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dookie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dookie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Dookie volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is a huge part of daily life. This spirit of helping out is seen across the board, from high rates of unpaid care to a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid responsibilities, including 21.9% who provide unpaid care, which is well above the 11.9% national average. This goes alongside higher than usual rates of people caring for children (30%) and those doing significant housework (24.4%).
21.9% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
A little more than 4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is a bit higher than the 2.8% seen across Australia and more common than in most similar areas.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Dookie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20777/dookie/topic/community