19.4% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dungog · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Dungog
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Dungog volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This strong community spirit is reflected in a high rate of unpaid care and a notable number of former Defence Force members living in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This level of community involvement has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. While 14.2% provide unpaid care—slightly above the national figure—the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 more common in Dungog than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.4%
Higher than 68% 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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115055/dungog/topic/community