22.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Margate - Snug · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Margate - Snug
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Margate - Snug provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support is matched by a strong culture of giving back, with far more residents volunteering their time than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 35.4% of people look after children and 25.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures being well above those for Tasmania and Australia. Additionally, 13.4% provide unpaid care to others, a rate that has risen slightly since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Margate - Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041024/margate-snug/topic/community