13.9% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Menzies · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Menzies
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Menzies than in most other areas, with 13.9% of residents stepping up to help others. While many other community activities follow state and national patterns, the area has seen a significant drop in volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people in Menzies volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 22.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.9% of people provide care—a figure that is much higher than most areas. This sits alongside 21.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is higher than most other places.
13.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other areas and sits 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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED234/menzies/topic/community