12.7% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Medowie · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Medowie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Medowie provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the area, alongside a very strong presence of former and current Defence Force personnel.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 34.4% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the state and national averages. General unpaid care has also risen to 13.6% since 2011.
13.6% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 striking 12.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
12.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre 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 Medowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113009/medowie/topic/community