17.6% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dunalley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dunalley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of childcare and housework define Dunalley compared to most similar areas. While 31.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, others contribute through service, with 7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, with 31.6% caring for children and 27.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 8.8%.
8.8% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
Defence service is common in Dunalley, where 7% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
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 Dunalley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60170/dunalley/topic/community