13.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
McEwen · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in McEwen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework distinguish McEwen from the rest of the state. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the number of people providing unpaid support to others has climbed significantly. This creates a community where a large portion of the population spends substantial time on home and family duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 19.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 33.7% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is part of a broader trend toward more home-based work, as the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 23.8%.
13.6% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +86.6%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 2.4% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.4%
Lower than 61% 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 McEwen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED232/mcewen/topic/community