14.8% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macleod · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macleod
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Macleod provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. This high level of family care is a key feature of community life here, with more residents providing general unpaid care and doing housework than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents are volunteers. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 28.7% caring for children, both of which are higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, 21.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate that is lower than most similar areas.
14.2% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality 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 Macleod [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21564/macleod/topic/community