19.2% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macedon Ranges · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Macedon Ranges
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people provide unpaid childcare in the Macedon Ranges, a figure well above the national average. This high level of unpaid work is a key part of local life, though volunteering has seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 24.2% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 27.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, much higher than the 20.7% national average. This is consistent with the high rate of people providing unpaid care for children and others in the community.
14.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 small portion of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.1%. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) 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 Macedon Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24130/macedon-ranges/topic/community