32.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marradong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marradong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 33% of people in Marradong volunteer, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the local participation across various forms of unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.6% of residents giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 18 points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 6.5% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
6.5% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
A notable 10.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
10.3%
Higher than 96% 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 Marradong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50908/marradong/topic/community