12.5% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maroubra - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maroubra - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 13% of people in Maroubra - South volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a 4.3% drop since 2016. This trend toward lower community participation is reflected across unpaid care and household work too.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer their time, a figure slightly below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common here than in most areas, with 24% caring for children and 11% providing general unpaid care. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 17.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 21.2%.
11.0% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Maroubra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021567/maroubra-south/topic/community