13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macorna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macorna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Macorna than in other parts of the country. While 13.6% of residents volunteer—a rate about the same as the national figure—the area stands out for having very low levels of unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual here; only 4.5% of people provide unpaid care, while just 10.6% care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are well below the state and national averages at 12.1%.
4.5% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.6% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
No residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below both the Victorian and Australian rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Macorna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21565/macorna/topic/community