19.5% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maffra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maffra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Maffra give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This own-time contribution to the community is a standout feature of local life, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. However, this figure has dropped by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Those providing some form of unpaid care also make up 14.1% of the population, which is a little above the national rate.
14.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population. This is higher than most areas and a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051101/maffra/topic/community