22.4% ▼ -47.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port MacDonnell · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Port MacDonnell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Port MacDonnell volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This strong level of community involvement defines daily life here, despite a 20 point drop in volunteers since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 22.4%, the proportion of people who volunteer is much higher than in most areas and sits 8.3 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 24.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%.
12.2% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 much higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.7% of residents having served.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Port MacDonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421031/port-macdonnell/topic/community