45.7% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dangar Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Dangar Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents at Dangar Island volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This strong spirit of giving is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other areas. The community's commitment to helping others has grown significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 46% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. This has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing other unpaid care is also well above the national average at 17.5%, while 24.2% care for children unpaid.
17.5% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
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.
About 3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.0%
Lower than 66% 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 Dangar Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122047/dangar-island/topic/community