27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Metz · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Metz
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Metz volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This own-initiative spirit defines the community, where a high proportion of residents also contribute significant unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 34% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure. However, 20.6% of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
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 much more common in Metz than in most areas. About 6.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Metz [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12605/metz/topic/community