26.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Matheson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Matheson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Matheson contribute to their community than in most similar areas. Roughly 26.5% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping out extends to the home, where unpaid care for others is very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 26.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 17.6% of people providing help to others—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is most visible with childcare, where 47.1% of people provide unpaid care, a rate far above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, only 11.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the national figure.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
47.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
Very few people have served in the Defence Force in Matheson, at 0.0%, which is a little below the 2.8% across Australia.
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 Matheson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12531/matheson/topic/community