27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maryland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maryland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines community life in Maryland (Tenterfield - NSW). While only 13% of people in New South Wales volunteer, 27% of residents here give their time to help others. This strong community spirit stands in contrast to a much lower rate of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27% of people here are volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 32.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the Australian figure of 20.7%. However, the 18.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 32.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Maryland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12525/maryland/topic/community