11.2% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darlington Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Darlington Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.2% of people in Darlington Point volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a general trend of lower community participation across several categories, though more residents now provide unpaid care for others than they did a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of people who volunteer fell to 11.2% in 2021, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, with only 19.2% doing so. However, 13.9% of residents provide general unpaid care, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Force veterans make up 2.9% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.
2.9%
Lower than 69% 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 Darlington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121030/darlington-point/topic/community