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Maitland · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Maitland

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

Maitland stands out from similar areas for its high rates of unpaid childcare and military service. While 31.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, this is much higher than in most other areas. However, the community is less likely to volunteer than the national average.

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📍 Maitland, Urban Centre

Where Maitland sits — Volunteers

10.8% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Maitland — lower than 87% of areas.

Maitland10.8%
2323, NSW 12.0%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

Volunteers

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10.8% —

Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.

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 childcare is very common in Maitland, with 31.8% of people providing this care, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 25.3%. Meanwhile, 13.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure slightly above the national average.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served, which is a little above the state and national figures.

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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL111003/maitland/topic/community