22.2% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McLeans Ridges · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McLeans Ridges
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has become a standout feature of life in McLeans Ridges. More than 22% of residents now give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the numbers of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people in McLeans Ridges volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of residents providing support—a little above the national rate. This includes 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
13.8% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 more common in McLeans Ridges than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 McLeans Ridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12555/mcleans-ridges/topic/community