30.7% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dingup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dingup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Dingup help out as volunteers, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a key part of daily life here, alongside a strong tendency for locals to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Dingup, with 30.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 16.0% of people doing so. This is well above the 11.9% national figure, while about 26.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average.
16.0% ▲ +75.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of residents having done so.
3.7%
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 Dingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50411/dingup/topic/community