16.6% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Macquarie · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Port Macquarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Strong community spirit and a high rate of helping others define daily life in Port Macquarie. About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This willingness to contribute extends into the home, where more people provide unpaid care than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 16.6% of residents volunteer—a rate higher than most areas—this figure has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing care and 23.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much higher than in most areas. Conversely, the 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
A total of 4.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10804/port-macquarie/topic/community