16.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dunlop · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dunlop
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.4% of people in Dunlop provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the territory and national averages. This high level of family care defines the local community's social contribution, while other forms of volunteering and service remain more moderate. It is an area where home-based care is far more common than in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the ACT figure of 18.4%, though it remains a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.8% of people provide general unpaid care, the area is most notable for its high rate of unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the 19.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
12.8% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.5% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Dunlop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80049/dunlop/topic/community