25.2% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dulwich · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dulwich
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Dulwich contribute to their community than is typical across the country. About 25.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong trend of community involvement extends into high rates of unpaid care and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.2% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Dulwich, where 17.2% of people provide care and 30.5% care for children. Both figures are well above the national averages.
17.2% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Dulwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40379/dulwich/topic/community