22.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drumcondra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drumcondra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and unpaid care have remained central to life in Drumcondra, with participation rates staying well above national levels. A striking 22.2% of the population volunteers, which is far higher than the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very prevalent in the area; 18.8% of people provide this support, which is much higher than most other areas. This includes 29.4% of residents caring for children and 24.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures.
18.8% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas. Only 1.8% of residents have served, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Drumcondra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20796/drumcondra/topic/community