11.3% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maribyrnong · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Maribyrnong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.3% of people in Maribyrnong volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. The community generally shows lower levels of unpaid work and care compared to both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Maribyrnong have fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work; those caring for children (22.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.5%) are both well below the national figures. Unpaid care for others has risen to 10.9%, though this remains lower than most areas.
10.9% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 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.
Just 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for areas at this level.
1.1%
Lower than 94% 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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21303/maribyrnong/topic/community