12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marshdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marshdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of the people in Marshdale spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This highlight reflects a community where unpaid work and service are common, particularly in the home and through military history.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.5% of people helping out, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high in Marshdale, where 28.1% of people provide care and 50% do significant housework, both of which are far above the state and national figures. Around 25% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
28.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 much more common here than elsewhere, with 12.5% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
12.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Marshdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12518/marshdale/topic/community