14.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marom Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marom Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of people handle housework here, which shapes the daily rhythms of life in Marom Creek. While 29.6% of residents put in at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, other forms of community contribution are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the national figure and a little above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people doing heavy unpaid housework is well above the state and national figures, though the 22.2% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%. Around 13.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, slightly above the state and national levels.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
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 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Marom Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12509/marom-creek/topic/community