20.3% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macquarie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macquarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkably high proportion of residents in Macquarie contribute to their community, with 20.3% volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also stands out for its strong connection to the military compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer here, which is higher than most areas. This rate is a little above the ACT figure of 18.4% and significantly higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 25.3% of residents, which is well below the ACT figure. Meanwhile, 12.4% provide some form of unpaid care, and 20.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as national levels.
12.4% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 4.4%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80091/macquarie/topic/community