28.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macgillivray · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macgillivray
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Macgillivray than in the rest of the country. Nearly 29% of residents give their time to others, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out as the main feature of local participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the South Australian rate of 17% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is less common here than in most areas, housework is more frequent, with 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
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 Macgillivray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40801/macgillivray/topic/community