17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dutton Way · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dutton Way
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Dutton Way than in most similar areas. This community is particularly active, with 17.9% of residents volunteering, a figure well above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here, at 12.8%, compared to the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than in most areas.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 much more common here than in most areas. About 5.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Dutton Way [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20820/dutton-way/topic/community