29.9% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macarthur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Macarthur volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is seen across various roles, from unpaid care to military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 17.8% of residents, which is well above the national figure. While far fewer people care for children unpaid (17.6%) than in other areas, 27.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the 20.7% national average.
17.8% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
The area has a strong history of military service, with 4.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21560/macarthur/topic/community