27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Duchembegarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Duchembegarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 38% of people in Duchembegarra provide unpaid care or housework, reflecting a community where local support and home-based work are central to daily life. This high level of local contribution is mirrored in the strong volunteer spirit, with over a quarter of residents giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than elsewhere, with 27% of residents pitching in, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 43.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 37.8% provide unpaid care, both far above national figures. However, the 21.6% of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
37.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 43.2%
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, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
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 Duchembegarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20803/duchembegarra/topic/community