11.9% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Delaneys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Delaneys Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant shift in home life has occurred in Delaneys Creek, where unpaid domestic work is now far more common than in most areas. While 31.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, only 11.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of people in Delaneys Creek volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Domestic duties are very common here, with 29% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid childcare, which is 31.9% and well above the Australian average.
12.4% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
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, with 5.2% of residents having served, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Delaneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30829/delaneys-creek/topic/community