7.4% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marsden Park - Shanes Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Marsden Park - Shanes Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 44.2% of people in Marsden Park - Shanes Park provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are much lower than usual. This creates a distinct pattern where home-based care dominates over external volunteering or service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.4% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The high rate of unpaid childcare is paired with 23.6% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure. However, providing other types of unpaid care is rare here, at 7.7%, which is well below the 11.9% seen across Australia.
7.7% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, with 0.6% among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Marsden Park - Shanes Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021629/marsden-park-shanes-park/topic/community