25.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maindample
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Maindample, where 25.8% of people give their time to help others. This is far above the Victorian and national figures. Local residents are also more likely than most to contribute through unpaid housework and care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. About 13.7% provide some form of unpaid care, while those caring for children unpaid sit at 25.8%, roughly the same as the state and national averages.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/community