8.1% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macarthur · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Macarthur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Macarthur than in most similar areas. While only 8.1% of residents give their time to community groups, there is a much higher proportion of people providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Macarthur have dropped sharply, falling 12 points since 2011. At 8.1%, the proportion of people volunteering is now well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.3% of people caring for children, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, 21.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
11.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED125/macarthur/topic/community