16.6% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Macquarie-Hastings · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Port Macquarie-Hastings
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011 in Port Macquarie-Hastings, though 16.6% of people still give their time. This level of community involvement remains well above the New South Wales figure. While unpaid care for children has dipped, other forms of unpaid support and military service are notably common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, despite the rate falling from 20.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing support, which is much higher than most areas. While 23.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a little below the state figure—those doing 15 or more hours of housework are well above the national average.
14.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 total of 4.0% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.0%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings/topic/community