36.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Doodlakine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Doodlakine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making South Doodlakine a highly active community. About 36% of residents give their time to others, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest at this level, with 36% of people volunteering compared to just 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 14% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—about 26% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Service to the country is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 South Doodlakine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51367/south-doodlakine/topic/community