14.8% ▼ -53.0%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Douglas Park · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Douglas Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Douglas Park have dropped by 17 percentage points since 2011. This shift stands out in a place where unpaid care and housework are far more common than in most other areas. Around 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 14.8% of people volunteer—a little above the New South Wales figure—this is lower than in most similar areas and represents a steep fall from 31.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid care, as 30.1% look after children and 14.9% provide other unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas.
14.9% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 around the middle for its level, with 3.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, slightly above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Douglas Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115054/douglas-park/topic/community