19.4% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macarthur · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Macarthur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Macarthur compared to most similar areas. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer, and the area has a very high proportion of people providing unpaid care for children and the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this is down 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are very common in Macarthur, where 38.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—far above the 28.3% seen across the ACT. This is alongside higher than usual rates of unpaid housework (25.4%) and general caregiving (13.4%), both of which have risen since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is common here, with 8.4% of residents having done so. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.4%
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071083/macarthur/topic/community