21.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maianbar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maianbar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is seen in Maianbar, where 21.7% of people give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, alongside a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A high 21.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.0% figure for New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 12.2% of people providing unpaid care is about the same as the national figure, nearly 30% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
12.2% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Maianbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12452/maianbar/topic/community