10.6% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maroubra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maroubra - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped sharply in Maroubra - West, falling from 16.0% in 2016 to 10.6% in 2021. This decline is part of a broader trend where residents are much less likely to engage in unpaid community or care work than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 10.0% of people providing unpaid care and 22.6% caring for children. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework rose slightly to 17.7%, this remains well below the New South Wales figure.
10.0% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 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 rare in the area, with 1.2% of people having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021568/maroubra-west/topic/community