21.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maybole · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maybole
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community and family support define Maybole compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where people give significantly more of their time to others, whether through volunteering or caring for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A strong spirit of service is evident here, with 21.9% of people volunteering. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Maybole, with 40.6% of people caring for children and 18.8% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are far above the national averages.
18.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 34.4%
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.
Defence service is also common, as 10.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
10.5%
Higher than 97% 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 Maybole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12538/maybole/topic/community