27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Marra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Marra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in The Marra give their time to volunteering, making it a place where community help is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of giving extends to the home, where unpaid childcare is also very high.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.4% of residents volunteer, which is far 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.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 35.5% of people providing this care, well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, people doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.3%) are both lower than in most areas.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 The Marra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13845/the-marra/topic/community