12.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mayfield East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mayfield East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around 26.6% of people in Mayfield East provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents support their families through care, other types of unpaid work and volunteering are less frequent than in other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little above the New South Wales figure, while those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are lower than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
A higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher 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 Mayfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12544/mayfield-east/topic/community