27.2% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Martinsville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Martinsville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement set Martinsville apart from most similar areas. A striking 27.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are far more common than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.2% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Martinsville, as 36.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a higher number of people providing unpaid care (15.7%), while child care rates sit around the middle at 24.6%.
15.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.1% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 36.1%
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 1.5%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Martinsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12522/martinsville/topic/community