19.9% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Davidson · State Electorate
Community Participation in Davidson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Davidson volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community with high levels of unpaid work and care, although the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. However, this is down from 25.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.2% of people caring for children and 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Only 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
2.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate 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 Davidson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10024/davidson/topic/community