17.0% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Majura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Majura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Majura have spent time volunteering or providing unpaid care since 2016. While 17% of the community still volunteers, this is down from 21.3% five years ago. The area is now marked by a very high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Majura is more common than in most similar areas, though it is a little below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This activity fell by 4.3 points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most other areas. Only 14.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.1% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.4% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
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.
A striking 25.6% of people in Majura have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
25.6%
Higher than 99% 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 Majura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031115/majura/topic/community