17.5% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Malua Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Malua Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 1 in 20 residents in Malua Bay have served in the Defence Force, a rate much higher than most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to service and support, with volunteering levels well above both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 29.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—a figure well above the national average—far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to most other areas.
11.4% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 common here, with 4.8% of the population having served, which is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12471/malua-bay/topic/community