15.7% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macnamara · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Macnamara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller number of people provide unpaid care and housework in Macnamara compared to other areas. While 15.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure, this is a drop from the 20.0% recorded in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 15.7% of people giving their time. However, this rate has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual, with only 18.8% of people caring for children and 14.1% doing significant housework. Both figures have fallen sharply since 2011 and are well below the Victorian and national figures.
10.8% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.1% ▼ -44.8%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 86% of federal 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Macnamara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED229/macnamara/topic/community