24.7% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marlo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marlo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Marlo volunteer, making it a place where residents are far more likely to give their time to the community than those in most other areas. This spirit of contribution is paired with high levels of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.7% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the Victorian and national averages of around 13% to 14%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many locals take on significant responsibilities at home, with 31.1% doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 17.7% providing unpaid care, both of which are well above national figures.
17.7% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21608/marlo/topic/community