33.8% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Matong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Matong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.8% of people in Matong volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most prominent feature of local participation. Most residents contribute their time to others at rates well beyond those seen in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.8% of the population giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, with 18.5% of people providing such support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is reflected in housework, where 28.5% do 15 or more hours a week, though the 21.5% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
18.5% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Matong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12533/matong/topic/community