27.8% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dorrigo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Dorrigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Dorrigo than in the rest of the state. About 28% of the community give their time to others, which is more than double the national figure. This strong spirit of helping others extends to unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, and the rate has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 15.0% provide unpaid care and 32.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national levels. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 19.3%, which is well below the Australian figure.
15.0% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115053/dorrigo/topic/community