12.9% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macquarie Park - Marsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Macquarie Park - Marsfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer residents in Macquarie Park - Marsfield take on unpaid care and community roles compared to other areas. Only 7.9% of people provide unpaid care, a figure that is well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is a drop from 2011, when 16.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas. The proportion of people caring for children unpaid (20.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.5%) are both well below the national figures.
7.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Macquarie Park - Marsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021500/macquarie-park-marsfield/topic/community