17.3% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Box Head - MacMasters Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Box Head - MacMasters Beach spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents giving their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is despite a 3.8 point drop in volunteers since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 13.9% of people helping others. This sits alongside a high 28.6% of residents doing significant housework, while the 25.9% who care for children is about the same as the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/community