19.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macarthur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Macarthur (ACT), where 38.8% of people look after children without pay. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The area also shows strong community involvement through volunteering and a high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the ACT figure of 18.4% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 38.8% of people caring for children—a rate far above the 28.3% seen across the ACT. Additionally, 25.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.4% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 8.4% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
8.4%
Higher than 92% 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/community