37.3% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darkan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darkan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has remained a strong part of life in Darkan, with 37.3% of people giving their time. This is a striking figure that sits far above both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 37.3% of people in Darkan volunteer, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 23.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 19.5% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.9% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Darkan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50388/darkan/topic/community