21.8% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dickson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dickson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Dickson are volunteering than in most other areas, with 21.8% of residents giving their time. This community spirit stands out as it is well above both the territory and national figures. While many residents are active in the community, fewer are involved in unpaid care work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of people in Dickson volunteer, which is well above the 18.4% seen across the ACT and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 19.7% of people provide unpaid childcare and 14.0% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the national and territory figures.
9.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%, though a little below the ACT's 6.0%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80046/dickson/topic/community