15.4% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maitland - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maitland - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Maitland - North provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the state and national averages. This high level of family care is part of a wider trend where locals take on more unpaid work at home than people in most other similar areas. While unpaid care is common, local volunteer rates have dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen 4.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here; 35.3% of people care for children, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This is consistent with other high rates of home support, with 26.6% doing over 15 hours of housework and 13.6% providing general unpaid care.
13.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Maitland - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021116/maitland-north/topic/community