25.9% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Megan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Megan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most areas define the community spirit in Megan. About 25.9% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country, 34.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 13.6% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
13.6% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
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.
None of the residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Megan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12568/megan/topic/community