25.1% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marchmont · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marchmont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Marchmont than in the rest of the state. About 25.1% of residents give their time to others, which is double the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping extends into the home and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.1% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than usual, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 26.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, the 11.6% who provide other unpaid care is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
11.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Military service is common in Marchmont, with 7.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Marchmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12497/marchmont/topic/community