11.9% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in unpaid community work in Darra compared to most similar areas. While about a quarter of residents provide unpaid childcare, volunteering and general housework rates are notably lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national rate. However, people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (17.6%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.6%) are both lower than most other areas.
10.6% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.5% of the population having served, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Darra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30812/darra/topic/community