14.9% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Martins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Martins Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Martins Creek perform 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This level of domestic contribution is well above both the state and national figures. While volunteering is less common than in other areas, many residents dedicate significant time to caring for others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national rate of 14.1% and slightly above the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.7% of people caring for children and 13.5% providing other unpaid care. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week make up 26.2% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
13.5% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Martins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12521/martins-creek/topic/community