15.3% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macksville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Macksville than in most similar areas, with 15.3% of residents stepping up to help others. This community shows a strong leaning toward supporting others through both formal volunteering and unpaid home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.3% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.3% of residents providing care—well above the Australian figure of 11.9%. This is mirrored in the home, where 24.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.3% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12439/macksville/topic/community