23.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mardan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mardan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Mardan volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most areas. This strong spirit of service is reflected in 23.1% of residents giving their time, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 23.1% of people volunteering, Mardan's rate is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% recorded for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 31.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This trend is consistent with a higher-than-usual 16.3% of residents providing unpaid care, though the 21.2% who care for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
16.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
About 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Mardan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21602/mardan/topic/community