16.1% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mackellar · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Mackellar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher rate of volunteering marks Mackellar, where 16.1% of people give their time to others. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. Local participation in community and family support is generally stronger than across the state and nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown here since 2011, with 16.1% of residents now giving their time. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Mackellar provide unpaid care and housework than in most areas. While 28.2% care for children unpaid, 22.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework; however, general unpaid care is about the same as the state at 11.5%.
11.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 65% 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 Mackellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED126/mackellar/topic/community