16.2% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drummond Cove · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Drummond Cove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people providing unpaid childcare defines community life in Drummond Cove. While many residents focus on family care, the area has a relatively low rate of people providing general unpaid care for others compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, though the rate has fallen 12 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 37.8% of people providing unpaid care for children—a figure far above the national average. By contrast, the 9.6% who provide other forms of unpaid care is much lower than in most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.7%
Lower than 73% 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 Drummond Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515012/drummond-cove/topic/community