11.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. While family care is common here, other forms of community involvement are less frequent. This balance shows a community heavily focused on home and family life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. Only 11.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the New South Wales figure and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common, with 34.9% of people doing so. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care sit around the national middle.
12.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
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. This 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 Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031226/maryland-fletcher-minmi/topic/community