12.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mayfield - Warabrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mayfield - Warabrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower levels of community involvement mark Mayfield - Warabrook, where rates of volunteering and unpaid housework are lower than most similar areas. While the area has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than many other places, general community participation is generally below national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dipped to 12.3% since 2011, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much less common here than in most areas, with 18.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well below the state figure of 21.2%, and the proportion of people caring for children (24.3%) is also a little below the national average.
11.9% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Mayfield - Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031227/mayfield-warabrook/topic/community