16.5% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maimuru · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maimuru
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Maimuru do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure. This community shows high levels of unpaid care and volunteering compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Maimuru, where 28.3% of people care for children and 14.2% provide other unpaid care. Both figures are higher than most areas, including the national average.
14.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
About 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Maimuru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12453/maimuru/topic/community