7.9% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macquarie Fields · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macquarie Fields
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 8% of people volunteer in Macquarie Fields, which is well below the national figure. While community service is low, about a quarter of residents provide unpaid childcare, keeping the area in line with broader trends across New South Wales.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 26% of people providing this care, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing general unpaid care are lower than in most areas.
11.7% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Defence service is less common in Macquarie Fields, where 1.7% of people have served, a little below the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12442/macquarie-fields/topic/community