Maffra · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Maffra

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few people in Maffra (NSW) reported volunteering or providing unpaid care in the latest census. This sparsity in community activity is most striking in the care roles, where the typical resident is much more likely to spend their time on housework than caring for others.

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📍 Maffra, Suburb / Locality

Where Maffra sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Maffra0.0%
2630, NSW 19.2%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No residents in Maffra reported volunteering, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 52.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—a rate far above the national figure of 20.7%—nobody in the area reported providing unpaid care or looking after children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

52.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 52.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.

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/sal/SAL12449/maffra/topic/community