50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Markaranka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Markaranka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of the people in Markaranka volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in a population that frequently contributes to the unpaid care and maintenance of their homes and neighbours.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 50% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% recorded across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 21.9% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with a much higher rate of people spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework (31.3%), though fewer people here provide unpaid childcare (21.9%) compared to most areas.
21.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 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.
No one in Markaranka has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate 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 Markaranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40832/markaranka/topic/community