52.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Durham Ox · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Durham Ox
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in Durham Ox volunteer, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where a huge proportion of residents handle unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 52.1% of people 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.
A huge 56.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 45.8% do over 15 hours of housework, both far above the national figures. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
56.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 45.8%
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 this area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
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 Durham Ox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20817/durham-ox/topic/community