19.1% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Macksville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set North Macksville apart from similar areas. Nearly one in five people provide unpaid care, and volunteering is far more common here than across New South Wales. This creates a community with a very strong tradition of helping others and serving the public.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in North Macksville, with 19.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care duties are high here, with 19.5% of people providing unpaid care and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework—both well above the national figures. Interestingly, the 20.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.5% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. Around 6.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.4%
Higher than 87% 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 North Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13006/north-macksville/topic/community