8.3% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Melton - Bacchus Marsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Melton - Bacchus Marsh have volunteered since 2011, and the number of people caring for children has also dipped. While the area sees a high share of people looking after children, overall community volunteering has fallen to just 8.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. Only 8.3% of people volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 32.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.2% providing general unpaid care and 19.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.2% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 this area. Only 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 90% 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 Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh/topic/community