Marrabel · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Marrabel

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

Volunteer rates have remained remarkably high in Marrabel, where 38% of people give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is far above the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Marrabel, Suburb / Locality

Where Marrabel sits — Volunteers

38.0% ▼ -10.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marrabel — higher than 92% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Marrabel38.0%
5413, SA 33.4%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 38% of residents helping out—a figure far above the 17% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national average.

38.0% ▼ -10.2%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.3%
  • 2016: 49.4%
  • 2021: 38.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is more common than usual, with 35.4% of people caring for children and 27.8% spending 15 or more hours on housework. However, those providing general unpaid care are at 11.4%, which is a little below the state figure.

11.4% ▼ -41.2%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.4%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

35.4% ▲ +20.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 35.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.8% ▼ -20.7%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.1%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 27.8%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is well below the 3.2% seen in South Australia.

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 Marrabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40837/marrabel/topic/community