31.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dowlingville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dowlingville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Dowlingville volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents give their time both to formal groups and within their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher than most areas, with 31.3% of residents pitching in—far above the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, as 34.4% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid cleaning and chores a week, which is far above the national figure. This is alongside a higher than usual 28.1% of people caring for children unpaid, though only 9.4% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the state average.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
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, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
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 Dowlingville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40372/dowlingville/topic/community