18.7% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maragle · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maragle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Maragle than is typical for the state. Roughly 18.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community spirit extends to home life, where a very high number of people take on significant unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Maragle are well above the national average, with 18.7% of residents giving their time to help others.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 37.3% of people spending 15 hours or more a week on it, a figure far above the state average. This happens alongside a typical rate of people caring for children (25.3%), though the number of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure at 5.3%.
5.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 37.3%
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 much more common in Maragle than in most areas, with 5.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Maragle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12493/maragle/topic/community