18.2% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macedon Ranges · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Macedon Ranges
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Macedon Ranges than in most other parts of the state. About 18.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement extends to unpaid care and housework, though some of these figures have dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.2% of people pitching in. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria, although the rate has fallen by 5.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 31.8% of people caring for children and 27.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. Meanwhile, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 14.2% since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0% and is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/21002/macedon-ranges/topic/community