16.5% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macquarie · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Macquarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Macquarie provide unpaid care for children, making it one of the most active groups in the region for family support. The area shows a strong tendency toward community and unpaid work, though volunteering has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 16.5% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, although it has fallen from 19.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Macquarie, as 27% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 12.8% of residents providing other forms of unpaid care.
12.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
3.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED127/macquarie/topic/community