16.2% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maylands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maylands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 16% of people in Maylands give their time to volunteer, reflecting a community with a strong habit of helping out. While volunteering is common, the area has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen to 16.2% since 2011, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.7% of people providing care. This is consistent with very low rates of people doing heavy housework or caring for children unpaid, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
8.7% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
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 Maylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011046/maylands/topic/community