27.7% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darlington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Darlington give their time to others than in the rest of the country. Nearly 28% of the community volunteer, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 35.3% caring for children and 29.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the state and national averages. Overall, 13.8% provide some form of unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
13.8% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.9% for Western Australia and 2.8% for Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50390/darlington/topic/community