36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dongolocking · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dongolocking
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.6% of residents in Dongolocking volunteer, making this one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of engagement is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where people frequently give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one third of the population volunteers here. This rate is far above both the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common here, with 31.7% of people doing both, which is far above the national figures. However, the rate of people providing other types of unpaid care is 7.3%, which is much lower than most areas.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
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 a little below the state and national averages of around 2.8%.
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 Dongolocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50417/dongolocking/topic/community