16.7% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Macquarie · State Electorate
Community Participation in Port Macquarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Port Macquarie than in most other similar areas. Around 16.7% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the high number of people who provide unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is a little above the national average. However, this is lower than it used to be, falling 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.8% of people providing care and 23.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than in most areas. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 22.4%.
13.8% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 80% of state electorate 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).
More for Port Macquarie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10068/port-macquarie/topic/community