14.7% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maryborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maryborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Maryborough (Vic.) provide unpaid care for others, though volunteering has seen a decline. While 14.3% of the population helps care for people or the elderly, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 20.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high number of people do heavy unpaid housework, with 23.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on it. This is well above the Victorian figure, while the proportion of people providing unpaid care for children is well below the national rate at 20.1%.
14.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 3.5% of people having served in the force. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031016/maryborough/topic/community