7.9% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blacktown (North) - Marayong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Blacktown (North) - Marayong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.9% of people in Blacktown (North) - Marayong volunteer their time, a figure well below the national average. This community sees much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care compared to most other areas. While child care duties are common, other forms of community service are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. At 7.9%, the rate is now well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 9.8%.
9.8% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force. At 1.0%, this is much lower than most similar areas and below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Blacktown (North) - Marayong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011304/blacktown-marayong/topic/community