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Magarey · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Magarey

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

One in three people in Magarey volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where very few residents have served in the defence force.

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📍 Magarey, Suburb / Locality

Where Magarey sits — Volunteers

33.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Magarey — higher than 89% of areas.

Magarey33.3%
5280, SA 21.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 33.3% of people helping out. This is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

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33.3% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 28.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, very few people provide unpaid care for others. Only 19.0% provide unpaid childcare, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.

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 Magarey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40803/magarey/topic/community