# Community Participation — Marks Point

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Marks Point (Suburb / Locality)

A higher than usual share of people in Marks Point provide unpaid care and have served in the military. While 13.8% of the population provide unpaid care—a figure higher than most similar areas—volunteering levels are notably low here.

Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

Unpaid work is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. This includes 27.1% of residents caring for children and 23.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both slightly above the state average.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 11.6% | +0.9% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 13.8% | -9.7% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 27.1% | -3.5% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 3.6% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 23.5% | +3.3% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12502/marks-point/topic/community