8.0% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macquarie Fields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Macquarie Fields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Macquarie Fields provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While family care is typical for the region, other forms of community service and volunteering are much less common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26% of people caring for children and 11.8% providing general unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
11.8% —
Lower than 59% 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.
26.0% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 56% 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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021706/macquarie-fields/topic/community