11.0% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marrangaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marrangaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11% of people volunteer in Marrangaroo, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement is much lower than in most similar areas. It reflects a wider trend across the region where residents are less likely to provide unpaid care or services.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than most areas, with just 11% of people helping out, compared to 13% in New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is notably low here, with only 18.8% of people caring for children and 16.2% doing heavy housework. Both figures are well below the national figures.
10.9% ▲ +72.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 lower than most areas, with 1.4% of residents having served, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Marrangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12512/marrangaroo/topic/community