17.0% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maclean - Yamba - Iluka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 17% of people in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. While community spirit is high, the area also sees a much higher rate of residents providing unpaid care compared to most other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, though the rate has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than the national figure, yet a much higher proportion of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This aligns with the fact that people providing general unpaid care are a little more common than in the rest of the state.
13.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
The local proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas and above the national figure.
4.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Maclean - Yamba - Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011082/maclean-yamba-iluka/topic/community