9.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maribyrnong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Maribyrnong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped in Maribyrnong since 2011, with only 9.8% of residents now giving their time to others. This is a significant decline for the area, which now sees far fewer people volunteering or providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.8% of people in Maribyrnong volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a downward trend from 2011, when 12.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 22% of people caring for children unpaid. Similarly, 16.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.0% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Maribyrnong, where only 1.1% of residents have served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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).
More for Maribyrnong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031349/maribyrnong/topic/community