70.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drik Drik · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drik Drik
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An exceptionally high rate of volunteering defines Drik Drik, where 70.6% of people give their time to others. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most active for community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 70.6% of residents helping out. 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.
Housework is a major part of local life, as 76.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid work, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 23.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national average, and only 8.8% provide other unpaid care, a figure well below most areas.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
76.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 76.5%
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.
No one in Drik Drik has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Drik Drik [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20787/drik-drik/topic/community