15.1% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maaroom · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Maaroom
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of unpaid care and military service stand out in Maaroom (L) compared to similar areas. While 18.4% of people provide unpaid care, the area has seen a significant drop in those caring for children. This mix of service and support defines the local community's participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when the rate was 27.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.4% of people providing support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This contrasts with child care, where only 4.9% of people provide unpaid help—a far below average result that has fallen 39 points since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
4.9% ▼ -88.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 very common in Maaroom (L), with 9.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
9.2%
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 Maaroom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322074/maaroom/topic/community