11.8% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maribyrnong · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Maribyrnong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Maribyrnong provide unpaid child care, making this the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents are stepping up to support families and others in need, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, with only 11.8% of people now volunteering. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people helping out, which is a little above the Australian average. This trend is consistent across the home, as the number of people doing unpaid child care (24.7%) and housework (19.1%) has also risen since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +84.4%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▲ +74.3%
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED231/maribyrnong/topic/community