14.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McLeods Shoot · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in McLeods Shoot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in McLeods Shoot involves a high level of unpaid work and care for others. Around 28.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, and the area has a higher proportion of people managing home and care duties than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the national figure and a little above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.9% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This is consistent with the area having more people providing unpaid care generally, at 14.1%.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 here than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 McLeods Shoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12556/mcleods-shoot/topic/community